Union Square in Motion: opening event pictures

Pictures from the September 26, 2011 opening of Union Square in Motion, presented by MTA Arts for Transit, Parsons the New School for Design, and us, the producers and artists.

Union Square in Motion
The press arrived
Union Square in Motion Opening
Photographers took pictures
Union Square in Motion Opening
The rush hour crowd dwindled in time for the opening
Union Square in Motion Opening
Passers-by stopped and looked, intrigued
Union Square in Motion Opening
Viewers peered. More press interviewing.
Union Square in Motion Opening
More people starting to look
Union Square in Motion Opening
More interview
Union Square in Motion Opening
Long interview, and this reporter, from WNYC, wrote a well-researched story
Union Square in Motion Opening
Crowd forming
Union Square in Motion Opening
Mingling among artists, producers, students, alumni, art lovers and New Yorkers
Union Square in Motion Opening
Mingling among artists, producers, students, alumni, art lovers and New Yorkers
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Art builds community
Union Square in Motion Opening
Art builds community
Union Square in Motion Opening
Art builds community
Union Square in Motion Opening
Everybody watches as the images cycle through
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The media, on the scene
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More media
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Media, interviewing Josefina, one of the artists
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Media darling, Josefina
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Four of the artists: Jaqi, Hilal, Umut, and Jeanne. Josefina was probably being interviewed by NY1 and Rose was on her way.

My friend with the camera left when the crowd was still building and before the reception at Parsons. I’ll try to find more pictures of the festivities.

EDIT: found a couple pictures of the signs posted at Parsons where they hosted the reception, but not during the reception.

Parsons announcement at Parsons of Union Square in Motion
On 13th Street just east of 5th Avenue
Parsons announcement at Parsons of Union Square in Motion
This location was a few windows down from where the class put up the lenticular linear zoetropes during the spring semester, as seen in these posts — Parsons student linear zoetrope videos, New images and videos of the Parsons Displays, and Update #1 on the Union Square display.

 

Parsons announcement at Parsons of Union Square in Motion
More announcements in another window
Parsons announcement at Parsons of Union Square in Motion
Parsons was mixed about support over the summer, probably because the project was so unusual and bold, but in the end they came through.

In the meantime, click here for all my posts on Union Square in Motion.

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