Saturday, August 15, 2020

Our "NYC Green" Flag Waves From Rockefeller Center


In late July 2020, DOEprojekts received a rewarding email -- one of the seven flag designs that we submitted in June to "The Flag Project," sponsored by Rockefeller Center, was in production and would be flown with 192 other flags in Rockefeller Plaza beginning August 1, 2020. The stated goals of "The Flag Project" include showing love, strength, diversity and creativity during this time of social distancing because of the COVID pandemic.  We, Deborah and Glenn Doering/DOEprojekts, were very excited and honored to be included as part of this public art project, which includes flags designed from creative people around the world. Well-known artists who designed flags include Carmen Herrera, Faith Ringgold, Hank Willis Thomas, Jenny Holzer, Laurie Anderson, Marina Abramovic, Sarah Sze, Shantell Martin, Sanford Biggers, KAWS, and many others.   


Above: Our design for NYC Green (right) and the social media image that was sent to us by The Flag Project @Rockefeller Center (left). A PDF file of the catalog showing all the flags can be downloaded at this linkhttps://bit.ly/2PXvtDi
    






















Above: On August 1, 2020, we visited The Flag Project for the first time -- the weather was beautiful, but there was absolutely NO WIND. It took several more visits before we saw all the flags, including ours, waving in the wind. (Again, a PDF file of the catalog showing ALL the flags can be downloaded at this linkhttps://bit.ly/2PXvtDi )




Above: "The Flag Project" Celebrating New York -- signage showing all 193 flags can be seen in the area of the Rockefeller Center Lower Level (location of the famous ice rink in winter months). We thank all the people involved in creating The Flag Project and encourage our readers/supporters to see the exhibition in person or online.

ART 2 ❤️ SOHO, NYC


In June, we participated in another public art project, sponsored by ART 2 ❤️ Soho NYC -- local artists were invited to create meaningful and timely messages on the boarded up windows of the shops near Prince and Green Streets in SoHo, NYC.


Above: We created several stencils that featured our DOEprojekts' Coreforms and phrases such as "Seek Justice," "Black Lives Matter" and "Watch Beauty" for the boarded up store at 79 Greene Street. 

Our process: The DOEprojekts' designed and hand cut Yupo stencils were taped to the protective plywood boards and then black acrylic paint was applied to the stencil with a brush by Deborah and Glenn Doering. Designing, cutting and painting the stencils took about 35 hours total. The project was a volunteer effort.

Above: "Black Lives Matter" was a very popular message for the ART 2 ❤️ Soho NYC project. More images can be seen on the group's Instagram and other media pages.  

ART ON PAPER, PIER 36, NYC

It seems like a long time ago, but it was only the first week of March 2020!  The COVID19 pandemic infiltrating NYC was still a rumor, not a fact. No one was wearing a mask at Pier 36 for the "Art on Paper" exhibition, one of the satellite art fairs held yearly during the Spring Armory Show in NYC. DOEprojekts was pleased to be invited to exhibit two of our works by CENTRAL BOOKING's curator Maddy Rosenberg. Just 8 days after these photos were taken, we were all ordered to "stay-at-home" and the COVID19 quarantine began.

   
Above: DOEprojekts' sound book TRIO and a "Gestures of Hybridity" drawing were exhibited at Art on Paper 2020.


Above: Enjoying the views from TOP OF THE ROCK (made possible through the generosity of The Flag Project, Rockefeller Center). We are still social distancing in NYC, but for the selfie, we took off our masks! 

As always, we are thankful to all of you who continue to read about and support our DOEprojekts' art work! If you would be interested in a T-shirt with our "NYC Green" flag printed on the front, please email us at DOEprojekts@gmail.com. (We are contemplating setting up an "order on demand" website link for the T-shirts, but we won't if there is insufficient interest.) 

We enjoy hearing from you and knowing that you are staying healthy and safe during this ongoing pandemic. We look forward to the day when we can once again be in large groups without face masks or gloves. We trust that day will be here soon.

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