This New York Times article is about Shimon Attie (CRF 2010)’s powerful project, “Night Watch;” a tugboat dragging a barge that had been carrying an LED screen through New York City’s waterways for four days. The screen on top of the barge — 20 feet across, 12 feet high — looped a silent film lasting nearly 10 minutes. It shows portraits of a dozen individuals who live in or around the city who were granted political asylum. They appear on screen with blank faces staring intently into the camera, occasionally walking toward it.
“The waterways for New York for the last two centuries have been integral toward welcoming new immigrants from all over the world,” Mr. Attie said.
The exhibition was commissioned by More Art, a socially conscious nonprofit based in Manhattan that specializes in public art projects, and was timed to coincide with the United Nations General Assembly convening this week.
Click the link below to read the full interview with Shimon.