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15/7/2005

Set and Drift

Governors Island, New York

Lower Manhattan Cultural Council presents

Art Lands on Governors Island

Don’t you wonder about happened on Governors Island? And why is this mysteriously quiet place—just a few minutes from Manhattan—on the verge of a huge comeback? Set and Drift artists land on this historic landscape, with art installations, radio transmissions, and video projections set among the forts, mess halls, and officers’ housing on the Island. Explore. Take a walk. Have a picnic. Imagine what was, and what could be.

Site-specific art installations on Governors Island with featured artists: Jesse Bercowetz and Matt Bua, Anna Craycroft, neuroTransmitter and Daniela Fabricus, Serge Spitzer, Leo Villareal, and Jennifer Zackin.

Outdoor, day-long launch event July 16th with film and music in collaboration with Rooftop Films.

set and drift: n. in navigation, external forces acting on a ship that make it deviate from its intended course

Picture an island just off the coast of Manhattan, inhabited by empty buildings and historic monuments. What happened there? Who lived there? What goes on now? This former military and coast guard base is fertile ground for the imagination. Come see this abandoned island through the eyes of some of New York's most compelling artists.

Set and Drift is a summer-long project with art installations, radio transmissions, and video projections set among the Island's forts, mess halls, and officers' housing. Come out and explore. Take a walk. Have a picnic. Imagine what was, and what could be.

The Artists

Jesse Bercowetz and Matt Bua
Anna Craycroft
neuroTransmitter with Daniela Fabricius
Serge Spitzer
Leo Villareal
Jennifer Zackin

Set and Drift is produced in association with Governors Island Preservation and Education Corporation (GIPEC) and National Parks Service. Special thanks to our additional supporters.

Curated by Jessica Sucher, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council.

Visiting Set and Drift

Ferries for Governors Island depart from the Battery Maritime Building, 10 South Street, Slip 7 (adjacent to and northeast of the Staten Island/Whitehall Ferry Terminal in Lower Manhattan).

Ferry service to Governors Island requires advance ticket purchase. Tickets are $3-6 and available online or at any New York Water Taxi stand.

Image: Leo Villareal, Supercluster, 2005

Opening event: July 16

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