Videographer Kelly Loudenberg headed to the Whitney Museum for its Summer of Love exhibit opening party. She writes:
"Last night I attended the opening party for The Whitney's new exhibition, Summer of Love, Art of the Psychadelic Era. It was like a big reunion for the artists of this time. You could feel the LOVE. The exhibit includes film, photography, design, interactive media, underground magazines and press, and much more."The Summer of Love is on view until September 16.
Videographer Kelly Loudenberg went downtown to see how man and technology were making music together.
League of Electronic Musical Urban Robots (LEMUR) presents its first concert series consisting entirely of works commissioned for LEMUR's musical robots. Titled "Robosonic Eclectic: Live Music by Robots and Humans," the program will be performed during a three-night run, from Thursday May 31 through Saturday June 2, 2007, each night with a start time of 8 pm. The series will take place at the Mainstage Theatre at the 3-Legged Dog Art and Technology Center.more ›
Videographer Kelly Loudenberg went on a tour with Bill Brown, the co-founder and director of The Survelliance Camera Players. Brown has been giving walking tours for seven years. Kelly tells us:
The Surveillance Camera Players are an anti-surveillance group who protest their opposition by performing plays in front of the cameras. The group maintains that the use of surveillance cameras in public places violate their constitutionally protected right to privacy.more ›
Today, Michael Mandiberg is launching Real Costs, "a Firefox plug-in that inserts emissions data into travel related e-commerce website." Really. This beta version adds CO2 emissions data to websites like Orbitz and for airlines, while later versions will work with car directions, car rental, and shipping websites. Videographer Kelly Loudenberg spoke with Michael about the Real Costs and what he hopes people will get out of the information.
Earth Day may have passed, but there are many ways you can be eco-conscious. Take fashion, for instance. Videographer Kelly Loudenberg gives us a look a few eco-fashion approaches:
Last week, the Emerging Green Builders of New York presented the “Project Earth Day” fashion show, an eco-friendly fashion event celebrating Earth Day. Designs ranged from re-worked used clothing to new clothing made from organic or recycled fibers. Runway designer Amber Nelson said, “We tried to create as little waste as possible. We used old shipping pallets to support the stage which is a 100% recycled surface made out of coke bottles and milk jugs.”more ›
Videographer Kelly Loudenberg reports on a mysterious afternoon experience in the Bronx, courtesy Ars Subterranea:
Sunday Afternoon. Torrential rain. The Bronx Borough Courthouse, built between 1905 and 1914 and abandoned for more than 20 years stands beside other vacant and fire-damaged buildings. It's a desolate area of the Bronx that has recently seen some new development. The owners of the building would like to see the space turned into a library or school. They say it lends itself to public use.more ›
Yesterday, the Sea of People took their climate action rally to Battery Park with hundreds of people present. Participants, dressed in blue shirts, blue scuba gear, even blue whale costumes, demonstrated how lower Manhattan will look when sea levels rise due to global warming, a possibility that's ever more alarming as we contemplate this rainy, stormy Sunday. Videographer Kelly Loudenberg spoke to participants and experienced the sea of people.
Videographer Kelly Loudenberg headed to the Javits Center to check out some of NY International Auto Show scene. And what a scene: Not only did she see the folks from Freedom From Oil scaling the walls to hang a protest sign, she also found out how tween girls only get to choose pink.
Once a month, fans of Buffy the Vampire Slayer flock to the IFC Center for the chance to sing along to the musical episode, Once More With Feeling. While we thought we liked the show, clearly, these fans are in other league all together. Videographer Kelly Loudenberg was on the scene this past weekend for the festivities.
Perhaps you've seen the Kleenex commercials where an actor playing a therapist sits with a red couch in a busy public space, ready for people to share their thoughts and feelings - and maybe have a good cry. Well, the Kleenex "Let It Out" campaign was in Times Square over the weekend, where cameras were rolling for passers-by to add their experiences to the reel. Until Greenpeace came in.
While there were many protesters yesterday demanding that the war end, some protesters were actually supportive of the President. And those protesters were the Billionaires for Bush. Videographer Kelly Loudenberg followed Alan Greenspend Rob DePoor and his crew around.
