May 2011
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Streetfilms shows DIY Streets in London
Streetfilms production on Sustrans Do-It-Yourself Approach to Safer Streets based on improvements made to Clapton Terrace in London.
London’s Do-It-Yourself Approach to Safer Streets from Streetfilms on Vimeo.
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Narcelio Grud Sculpts Sound
PUBLIC SCULPTURE SOUND | NARCELIO GRUD from Yeah on Vimeo.
Here’s a pretty awesome sound installation from Narcelio Grud. I am really struck by how everyone on the street is so willing to engage with the instruments. It can be difficult for people to break out of the confines of their urban blase (accent unavailable). Would love to see something like this stretched out over blocks and...
March 2011
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Gowanus Design Competition
This design competition for the Gowanus Canal/Gowanus neighborhood, is interesting for several reasons.
Gowanus is a rapidly gentrifying neighborhood that is largely industrial in character. It’s gentrification presents many challenges, some of which are:
Preserving/Adding affordable housing
Taking of advantage of available buying power
Preserving local culture
The Gowanus...
February 2011
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Tell your friends about the Laundromat Project
The Laundromat Project from The Quotidian on Vimeo.
This is an exciting and noble project. It’s what the progressive planning organization, PPS.org, calls Placemaking. It’s using local talent, to take a very traditional but boring “third place,” and turn it into a “sticky” place, where people want to stay, and can enjoy. Think about it: how much better would...
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Group Listening Alone Project Description Posted
Finally posted a project description/musing on the Grand Central listening experiment! Take a look at it here.
We are looking to plan another Group Listening Alone meeting for the spring. Let us know if you have any ideas about places and pieces to pair up.
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December 2010
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DIY Newspaper Giftbag
A little late from for the holidays, but worth of sharing nonetheless.
Newspaper Gift Bag DIY from Repurposed Goods!
Yes, there are tons of Newspaper Gift Bag DIY’s out there but is there one as cool and concise as this??!? A bag that I picked up in Mumbai (FabIndia) encouraged me to make this Newspaper Gift Bag DIY. Trying to fit it onto a single page was a challenge...
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"Talibanksy" artists in Afghanistan
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Signs of life in Kabul, Afghanistan as “Talibansky” artists create thoughtful pieces of street art throughout the city.
It’s truly amazing how youthful expression can never be suppressed. While many adults in Kabul have resorted (in some cases they have little other choice) to corruption or subsistence living, the youth are using their energy to...
Reclaiming public space. « Daily Design Idea →
DoTank:Brooklyn’s BQE BYO is profiled on Daily Design Idea’s recent coverage of ‘Reclaiming Public Space’. Happy to be listed next to Aram Bartholl’s Dead Drops project!
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Group Listening Alone
For those interested in spaces and sounds, we’ll be holding a listening experiment in the Main Concourse at Grand Central Terminal Friday, December 10th, at 7pm. A group of us will listen to Steve Reich’s seminal piece Music for 18 Musicians at the same time on our ipods, phones, whatevers while wandering/observing/experiencing this iconic space. The experience looks to examine parallels in...
Spotted in Williamsburg, Brooklyn early today.
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GOLDEN BLUEPRINTS Show
DoTank:Brooklyn wrapped-up its participation in the Golden Blueprints show at WG Gallery in Greenpoint. Thanks to the organizers for getting us involved!
The show’s theme asked local artists to envision and present plans for improvements of the neighborhood. While adressing the theme of the show, DoTank presented the results of actually doing something to improve the...
November 2010
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DoTank supports artists that make our communities...
On April 25, 2009, more than 120 illegal billboards were whitewashed and replaced with art as part of the New York Street Advertising Takeover, a demonstration against illegal billboards in NYC. I followed street artists I Am, Posterchild, and Teeth as they installed their work.
Learn more about NYSAT at publicadcampaign.com
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October 2010
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Urban Agriculture Skillshare
Video by Michael Doherty
DoTank:Brooklyn organized and hosted an Urban Agriculture Skillshare at the Change You Want to See Gallery on June 5 2010.
This event was focused on getting our hands dirty by sharing urban agriculture skills with the community to teach methods of physical action. Three activities were covered: Vermiculture (indoor worm composting), Windowfarming (indoor...
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Fire Escapes
Fire Escapes, performed as a part of Conflux 2010, revealed and reveled in the timbre of one of the most ubiquitous structures in New York City. A unique and enveloping soundtrack was generated through a fundamental element of the urban fabric. 6 drummers played two fire escapes on E. 7th as instruments. Performers were positioned on two levels of the exterior of the building. Utilizing...
WatchThank You New York for supporting Bring to Light! And thank you to Max Tiberi for the great video.
September 2010
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DoTank:Brooklyn - September Newsletter →
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B.Y.O. at the B.Q.E.
Video by Aurash Khawarzad
BYO at the BQE, which stands for Bring Your Own at the Brooklyn Queens Expressway, was a catalytic event for the purpose of transforming the underutilized public space underneath the BQE in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, into a community-serving space that is vibrant, sustainable, and one-of-a-kind.
DoTank:Brooklyn worked with Design Trust for Public Space, Myrtle Avenue...
WatchThe final compilation of our most recent pallet building session. By building tables AND chairs out of pallets, we saved a whole heap of “garbage” from being sent from the Brooklyn Navy Yard to the landfill.
Big shout out to Shelton Davis!
August 2010
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A Nuit Blanche is an all night arts festival of installations and performances celebrating the magic and luminance of light. Nuit Blanche events enliven cities all around the globe, but there has never been one in New York.
BRING TO LIGHT NYC will be held in Greenpoint, Brooklyn primarily on Oak Street between Franklin St. and the East River waterfront in Fall 2010, beginning at...
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DoTank:Brooklyn and Park(ing) Day
DoTank:Brooklyn will be participating in Park(ing) day this year. Park(ing) day is “an annual, one-day, global event, where artists, activists, and citizens, independently but simultaneously transform transform metered parking spots into temporary public parks.”
Take this photo for example; the photo is not associated with Park(ing) Day, but is certainly in its spirit, where a...
July 2010
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WatchPlease enjoy this video recap of Williamsburg Walks, 2010.
You’ll see how during this event we Rethought our Public Space by taking over the creative center of New York City (if there is one), Bedford Avenue, and turned it into a world class street for the world class people that spend time there.
June 2010
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WatchSeen the Adirondack chairs being built by DoTank:Brooklyn?
The plans come from our friend, Shelton Davis, an Industrial Designer who has just released printed copies of the plans for sale on his website, RepurposedGoods.com.
Grab a copy now, they’re handmade, beautiful, and easy to follow.
DoTank:Brooklyn interviewed in the Mooks Report
Everyone check out Mooks.com, REGULARLY! They’ve got some rad content on their site. Here’s the interview with your very own, DoTank:Brooklyn.
http://www.mooks.com/report/2010/06/dotankbrooklyn-says-less-talking-more-doing/#more-8667
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Williamsburg Walks
Williamsburg Walks was more than just a straight-forward New York City street fair. On June 26th and 27th, 2010, Williamsburg Walks reinvented Bedford Avenue as a high quality public space, acting as a community exercise that gave locals and visitors a taste of what the future of Bedford Avenue, and greater Williamsburg, could be.
Video by Andrew Gaidus
Months of meticulous planning ensured...
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Across America, cities, and their surrounding suburbs, are experiencing a range of serious challenges that are preventing the creation of vibrant and healthy communities. Those challenges range from inadequate zoning ordinances, failing infrastructure, brain drain, and environmental deterioration, to name a few. One of the largest opportunities to address these issues is through engaging local...
WatchDIY Urban Agriculture Skillshare (by Michael Zick Doherty)
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WatchUrban Ag Skillshare Timelapse by Marco Castro