_Sunday May 20th SUSU_- Bleach, Dye, and Dry
Aisha Tandiwe Bell
presents SUSU – a community-based arts project commissioned by The Laundromat Project. The fifth installment of Bell's project will take place this Sunday May 20th and June 3rd from 2-6 pm.
Sunday May 20th, 2012, 12-6pm – Wash, Dye and Dry; Clothing Lines Part 3
On this day, all of the donated clothing will be bleached and dyed in front of Marmy Laundromat. I will continue to collect words and clothing. So if you have not had a chance to contribute to the sculpture and sound peace please stop by and bring ONE article of clothing to Marmy Laundromat 197 Malcolm X Blvd on the corner of Putnam Ave. The clothes do not have to be in good condition. They will become a part of a large-scale sculpture. Along with the clothing we will ask for a few words that relate to you, your donation and or your experience as a member of the community of Bedstuy.
Sunday June 3rd, 4pm – Shedding
Bell will present a performance that combines movement and the words written by participating members of the Bedford-Stuyvesant community.
Extra Clothing will be donated
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As an extension of its Create Change Public Artist Residency, The Laundromat Project announces a new commissioning program that allows the organization to work with artists to produce a site-specific public art project at their local laundromat. The commissioning arm builds on the goals of the Create Change program, which was developed to connect artists of color and their communities in meaningful ways by resourcing them to place art-making in the context of everyday living.
presents SUSU – a community-based arts project commissioned by The Laundromat Project. The fifth installment of Bell's project will take place this Sunday May 20th and June 3rd from 2-6 pm.
Sunday May 20th, 2012, 12-6pm – Wash, Dye and Dry; Clothing Lines Part 3
On this day, all of the donated clothing will be bleached and dyed in front of Marmy Laundromat. I will continue to collect words and clothing. So if you have not had a chance to contribute to the sculpture and sound peace please stop by and bring ONE article of clothing to Marmy Laundromat 197 Malcolm X Blvd on the corner of Putnam Ave. The clothes do not have to be in good condition. They will become a part of a large-scale sculpture. Along with the clothing we will ask for a few words that relate to you, your donation and or your experience as a member of the community of Bedstuy.
Sunday June 3rd, 4pm – Shedding
Bell will present a performance that combines movement and the words written by participating members of the Bedford-Stuyvesant community.
Extra Clothing will be donated
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As an extension of its Create Change Public Artist Residency, The Laundromat Project announces a new commissioning program that allows the organization to work with artists to produce a site-specific public art project at their local laundromat. The commissioning arm builds on the goals of the Create Change program, which was developed to connect artists of color and their communities in meaningful ways by resourcing them to place art-making in the context of everyday living.
SuSU April 22, April 29th, May 6th
Aisha Tandiwe Bell presents SUSU – a community-based arts project commissioned by The Laundromat Project. The second installment of Bell's project will take place this Sunday April 22th from 2 to 6 pm.
In the Akan language of West Africa, “susu” means small-small. It refers to the build-up of small contributions that create something larger from which everyone benefits. Through a series of performances that will take place in front of Bedford-Stuyvesant’s Marmy Laundromat, Brooklyn-based artist Aisha Tandiwe Bell will create SUSU – a fabric sculpture made from articles of clothing donated by her neighbors.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS
Sunday April 22, 2012, 2-6pm – A Gathering of Old Clothes - Part 2
In case you weren’t able to make it on the 15th, drop-off your clothes to be included in Bell's large-scale sculpture.
Please bring one article of clothing to Marmy Laundromat 197 Malcolm X Blvd on the corner of Putnam Ave. The clothes do not have to be in good condition. They will become a part of a large-scale sculpture. Along with the clothing we will ask for a few words that relate to you, your donation and or your experience as a member of the community of Bedstuy.
Sunday April 28, 2012, 12-6pm – Wash, Dye and Dry; Clothing Lines
On this day, all of the donated clothing will be bleached and dyed in front of Marmy Laundromat.
Sunday May 6, 2012, 4pm – Shedding
Bell will present a performance that combines movement and the words written by participating members of the Bedford-Stuyvesant community.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
As an extension of its Create Change Public Artist Residency, The Laundromat Project announces a new commissioning program that allows the organization to work with artists to produce a site-specific public art project at their local laundromat. The commissioning arm builds on the goals of the Create Change program, which was developed to connect artists of color and their communities in meaningful ways by resourcing them to place art-making in the context of everyday living.
In the Akan language of West Africa, “susu” means small-small. It refers to the build-up of small contributions that create something larger from which everyone benefits. Through a series of performances that will take place in front of Bedford-Stuyvesant’s Marmy Laundromat, Brooklyn-based artist Aisha Tandiwe Bell will create SUSU – a fabric sculpture made from articles of clothing donated by her neighbors.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS
Sunday April 22, 2012, 2-6pm – A Gathering of Old Clothes - Part 2
In case you weren’t able to make it on the 15th, drop-off your clothes to be included in Bell's large-scale sculpture.
Please bring one article of clothing to Marmy Laundromat 197 Malcolm X Blvd on the corner of Putnam Ave. The clothes do not have to be in good condition. They will become a part of a large-scale sculpture. Along with the clothing we will ask for a few words that relate to you, your donation and or your experience as a member of the community of Bedstuy.
Sunday April 28, 2012, 12-6pm – Wash, Dye and Dry; Clothing Lines
On this day, all of the donated clothing will be bleached and dyed in front of Marmy Laundromat.
Sunday May 6, 2012, 4pm – Shedding
Bell will present a performance that combines movement and the words written by participating members of the Bedford-Stuyvesant community.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
As an extension of its Create Change Public Artist Residency, The Laundromat Project announces a new commissioning program that allows the organization to work with artists to produce a site-specific public art project at their local laundromat. The commissioning arm builds on the goals of the Create Change program, which was developed to connect artists of color and their communities in meaningful ways by resourcing them to place art-making in the context of everyday living.
