August 18, 2008

Art Ships Set Sail On the Hudson River

by Dan Gould

Street artist Swoon has undertaken an ambitious art project named the Swimming Cities of Switchback Sea. Swoon and a motley crew of contributors have built a fleet of seven art boats that will journey down the Hudson river from Troy, New York, to Long Island City, Queens. Part floating city, part sculpture and part performance, the Switchback team will make stops at cities along the way, performing plays and music for locals. The ships will dock in Long Island City on September 7th for a run of shows until September 13th. The boats were constructed primarily out of found materials from junk yards and construction sites.

New York Times: “A Floating City With Junkyard Roots”

Article categories: Arts & Culture, Craft, Entertainment, Environmental

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