The New York Times has published a profile on Bivouac NY, a rooftop camping project created by artist Thomas Stevenson in East Williamsburg.  Welcoming visitors onto his roof for a night of food, drinks and views of the New York skyline from canvas tents, the experiment has created an aura of rustic withdrawal within city limits.  “When given the opportunity to pay attention to other people and commune with each other, folks just seem to do it,” Stevenson said. “That was a nice surprise.” (more…)

Chinese artist and dissident Ai Weiwei will create a new installation this summer along the Emscher River in Germany’s Ruhr Region for the Emscherkunst triennial arts festival.  The artist plans to erect 1,000 small tents along the river, allowing festival-goers to stay in the tents for a small fee.  “The idea is to let normal people participate” says festival curator Florian Matzner. (more…)