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February 7, 2007
PRESS RELEASE: Library exhibits Portrait of the “Atlantic Yards” Neighborhood
“The most robust and meaningful public discourse yet to be held on the ‘Atlantic Yards’ project might well take place across canvas.” Joe Maniscalco, Courier Life
What: 27 Brooklyn Artists Address “Atlantic Yards”
Where: Brooklyn Public Library, Grand Army Plaza
When: Tuesday, Feb. 13, 6–8pm
From February 13 thru April 21, 2007, the central branch of the Brooklyn Public Library will exhibit Footprints: Portrait of a Brooklyn Neighborhood. Members of the media are invited to attend its opening on Tuesday, February 13, from six to eight pm, at the library on Grand Army Plaza.
The show consists of the work of twenty-seven Brooklyn artists who, by various media and from diverse perspectives, address the subject of redevelopment through an exploration of the neighborhood and communities lying in the direct path of the proposed “Atlantic Yards” project.
“Atlantic Yards” is poised to be one of the largest redevelopment projects ever undertaken in New York City. “It seems appropriate to me that artwork addressing the radical use of a large public space in Brooklyn, be on display in one of Brooklyn’s most public spaces. We’re very pleased that the library has decided to exhibit this body of work,” said Dan Sagarin who, along with Belle Benfield, is a co-organizer and curator of the show.
The redevelopment project is currently on hold pending the result of a Federal lawsuit filed against the State, City, and developer, Forest City Ratner, which challenges the constitutionality of the use of eminent domain for the “Atlantic Yards.”
Posted by lumi at February 7, 2007 7:59 PM