Lost Futures on
Governors Island

Aug 11 - 7pm






The Artists listen to the artists talk about their work.

Jesse Bercowetz and Matt Bua
The Last House To The Left, 2005
Jesse Bercowetz and Matt Bua bring to life a civil-war era officer's house, empty and silent since the Coast Guard left the Island in the 1990's. Made from materials... more

The Center for Urban Pedagogy (CUP)
Governors Island Points of Interest: A Tour of Imaginary Plans*
Join CUP on an exploration of the Governors Island that could have been. This "alternative" tour visits sites of unrealized plans from the 1930's to the 1990's, including... more

Anna Craycroft, The Refurnishings of Ignis Fatuus, 2005
Anna Craycroft offers a peek into the interior of a Colonel's house, covering the windows of this 19th century residence with phantom-like drawings of... more

neuroTransmitter (nT) with Daniela Fabricius
Branching to Broadcast, 2005
neuroTransmitter's low-power FM radio station transmits from a tree-"fort" installed on Colonels Row. The fort absorbs and broadcasts local sounds, both natural and... more

Serge Spitzer, Thousand Islands, 1997
The artillery storage magazine underneath historic Fort Jay serves as background for Thousand Islands, 1997, a two-channel video installation. In the dark brick... more

Leo Villareal, Beckon, 2005
Leo Villareal transforms the darkened shape of the Island at night into a glowing, shifting shoreline. Using clusters of LED's, Beckon marks the Island's place in the harbor... more

Jennifer Zackin, Taps, 2005
The brightly colored ropes that mark the trees along Ligget Hall represent the notes from the melody "Taps." This bugle call - traditionally played at the close of the day and... more