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September 22, 2006
Park(ing) Day 2006
I rushed over to San Francisco yesterday afternoon and was able to catch the end bit of Park(ing) Day 2006.
I had been waiting at the location of what was to be Temporary Park #5 for the day for about 10 minutes when the group rolled up in bikes up Grant Avenue in a joyous cacophony. They then proceeded to build up the Park(ing), with impressive efficiency, and we were then free to talk and enjoy a glass of wine from the bar to whom the Rebar group had just offered a temporary park-side view.
It was part demonstration, part performance piece. And it looked like a successful experiment: The street was full of curious onlookers to whom Park(ing) Day volunteers could spread their message about urban space and reclaiming streets for people.
I like the idea of using this kind of guerilla/surreal art tactics for advocacy. It can be very useful to shake people up. I'll keep following the Rebar group's other projects with interest.
Posted by jessehudson at September 22, 2006 08:19 AM
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