November 10–December 18, 2009 Tuesday–Friday, 12:00–5:00pm

One New York Plaza View Map

THIS FABLE IS INTENDED FOR YOU: A WORK-ENERGY PRINCIPLE , is a public project that amplifies the human presence and connections of people who live and work in Lower Manhattan. The project involves a public residency, a working exhibition and a series of performances. The residency and the exhibition act as animated sites of production as well as social sites of interaction. At these sites the methods of making are choreographed and on display.

Material contributions by audience members will shift and affect the outcome of the work being created. The culmination of the residency and exhibition is a series of performances at the World Financial Center Winter Garden where the objects made during the residency and on display within the exhibition become the materials that intertwine 24 people in an evolving set of temporary geometric sculptural shapes.

PUT A PIECE OF YOURSELF IN ART
Bring your old t-shirts, towels, sweaters, sheets, yarn, rags & clothing–anything made of cloth that cannot be donated to charity!

DROP DONATIONS AND CHAT WITH THE ARTIST
Materials will be deconstructed and repurposed into long ropes that will be used in an exhibition and series of peformances at the world financial center in January 2010.

One New York Plaza
(at Whitehall & Water Streets)
Concourse Level

Tuesday–Friday
12:00–5:00pm

"I want to create an experience that captures the rhythm of making in New York City, a place where energy is constantly being converted into something new–whether it be a Power Point presentation or a meal or a sculpture … This is an opportunity for the community to actively engage in a common project from start to finish–from donating materials to taking part in the creation of objects to experiencing the final exhibition and performances." – MK GUTH

The working residency of This Fable Is Intended For You: A Work-Energy Principle at One New York Plaza is sponsored by arts>Brookfield Properties.

The performances of This Fable is Intended for You are part of Under the Radar Festival, the Public Theater’s annual festival spotlighting international artists ranging from emerging talents to masters in the field. The festival takes place from January 6–14, 2010.