aerial view of lower manhattan cultural council’s lentspace
courtesy lower manhattan cultural council, 2009

the lower manhattan cultural council has transformed an entire block of downtown new york into a platform
for free contemporary art exhibitions. the space is located between canal, varick, grand steet and sixth
avenue with a landscape designed by the brooklyn-based interboro partners. the vacant site is awaiting
development but temporarily available to the public through this special project. interboro partners’ design
features a nursery for trees that will be planted nearby and a movable sculptural fence. the fence spins to
open up the space in varying degrees while also serving as benches for sitting and a surface for graphic
design commissions. the space is currently housing the exhibition ‘points & lines’ curated by adam
kleinman, which will run until the end of the year. the show features seven artworks addressing
‘demarcation and boundary as their subject matter, through the use of construction materials and objects’.
along side the artworks is the first commissioned graphic design piece by thumb, installed along the entire
fence.


view of lower manhattan cultural council’s lentspace
courtesy dean kaufman


aerial view of lower manhattan cultural council’s lentspace
courtesy lower manhattan cultural council, 2009


‘wall i’ by corban walker, 2006-2007 (aluminum, zinc-plated steel)
courtesy of the artist and pacewildenstein


‘pompey’s folly’ by ryan taber, 2006 (steel, concrete, reclaimed construction materials)
courtesy of the artist


‘O.D.D. (open directional device)’ by thumb, 2009 (aluminum paillettes, stainless steel eye-screws, marine plywood)


view of lower manhattan cultural council’s lentspace
courtesy dean kaufman


view of lower manhattan cultural council’s lentspace
courtesy dean kaufman


‘pompey’s folly’ by ryan taber, 2006 (steel, concrete, reclaimed construction materials)
courtesy of the artist


‘use it for what it’s used for’ by eli hansen & oscar tuazon, 2009 (concrete, wood, steel, cinder blocks, silicone, solar panel, charge controller, service disconnect,
12v battery, wiring, light, timer)
courtesy of the artists and maccarone gallery