Video on site for Art Observed by Samuel Sveen.
A glowing sky over Greenpoint in Brooklyn drew several thousand art and light enthusiasts for the Bring To Light | Nuit Blanche New York 2011 light festival, a one-night event on October 1st. Wandering a playground and weaving through dark warehouse alleys, even out onto the India Street Pier, visitors could see over 50 installations—depending on how hard they looked—including sculptures, light projections, interactive installations, and live music and performances by both established and emerging artists. ‘Nuit Blanche’ translates to ‘white night’ or ‘all-nighter,’ a European tradition turned art festival ten years ago in Paris. New York’s second annual installment was joined by not only Paris, but also Brussels and Toronto in a simultaneous night of light, an effort to “re-imagine public space and civic life.”
Photo set after the jump…
Dustin Yellin, one in a series of four, Surfaces for Rent
Camille Scherrer, In the Woods
The band Louis playing in installation by Ellis and Cuius, The Company
Band lineup for Ellis and Cuius, The Company
Raphaele Shirley, Light Cloud on a Bender
Jason Peters, Structural Light
Organelle Design and Elliott+Goodman, Heavy Breathing
Organelle Design and Elliott+Goodman, Heavy Breathing
Devan Harlan and Olek, Suffolk Deluxe Electric Bicycle, I
Marcos Zotes, CCTV/Creative Control
-S. Sveen
Related Links:
Bring To Light | Nuit Blanche New York 2011 [Official Site]
‘Bring To Light’ Festival, Waterfront Art Show, Hits Brooklyn Saturday [CBS New York]
Nuit Blanche Lights Up Greenpoint [Artnet]
Tonight’s All-star Lineup for Outdoor Art Show Nuit Blanche [Curbed]