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In the Great Hall at the New York Hall of Science
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Klara Hobza and Public Art Fund are pleased to announce the WINNERS of THE NEW MILLENNIUM PAPER AIRPLANE CONTEST: Distance Flown Category: Rowin Andruscavage Children's Category: Dionisio Rosado Time Aloft Category: Howard Fink "Suprise" Category: Peter Genovese Beauty Category: Eric Genovese, Angelina Ricardo and Christina Bertazzo (tie) Spectacular Failure Category: Kadish Robinson and Caroline Samuels (tie) Thank you to everyone who participated in the event! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THE NEW MILLENNIUM PAPER AIRPLANE CONTEST and corresponding book by Klara Hobza is a multifaceted artwork inspired by a historic paper airplane contest that took place in 1967 at the Great Hall in what is now the New York Hall of Science. Built by Wallace K. Harrison to display rockets in the 1964 World's Fair, the Great Hall is a secular cathedral of concrete and colored glass; for Hobza's one-day event, this unique location harbored aircraft of a different scale. The competition was open to the public, and participants were invited to fly their planes in a number of judging categories, including:
Airplanes may be folded from letter-size paper, up to 8.5" x 11" / A4, or smaller; larger sizes are not allowed. The paper should be an average office paper (20-24 lb weight). Cutting and minor gluing of your airplane is permitted; stapling is not. Notable planes and the stories behind their design will be collected in a commemorative book by the artist, THE NEW MILLENNIUM PAPER AIRPLANE BOOK, published by Public Art Fund in spring 2009. The book will consist of airplane designs that can be torn out, folded, and flown, as well as stories by their creators. On-line pre-registration must be completed by October 28th. Please note that registration is also possible at the event itself. If you are unable to attend the event but would like to submit an airplane to be flown in the competition, or if you would like your airplane design to be considered for the book, you may also pre-register online by October 28. Those people submitting airplanes to the event without attending themselves may send someone to fly their planes on their behalf, otherwise a dedicated proxy thrower will be designated by the artist. On November 1st, please come early to the event so that you have time to register and warm-up before the competition begins. The schedule follows:
After the contest is completed, Hobza will compile the resulting documents and winning airplanes into THE NEW MILLENNIUM PAPER AIRPLANE BOOK, realizing the promise of the artist's project itself by sending airplanes from the present contest into the future, endlessly. Check back with us in the future for more details on publication, the book launch and distributors. Directions to the New York Hall of Science The New York Hall of Science is located at 47-01 111th Street, Queens, in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. The Hall of Science can be reached by subway by taking the 7 train to 111th St. and walking 3 blocks south. It can also be reached by the Q23 or Q58 buses to Corona Ave. and 108 St. Please call 718 699 0005 or visit www.nyscience.org for further directions. Public Art Fund will also be providing a free shuttle bus from Manhattan, which leaves on November 1 at 12:15pm from the northwest corner of 15th Street and 10th Avenue. The shuttle returns to the pickup location after the event concludes. RSVP is required for the shuttle bus: please email rsvp@publicartfund.org. Klara Hobza's previous works have focused on the human desire to communicate and explain, often exploring obscure information systems. Much of her work is performance based, and she utilizes various forms of documentation, from photography and drawing to videos, websites and vast archives of ephemera to circumscribe her practice. THE NEW MILLENNIUM PAPER AIRPLANE CONTEST is Hobza's first project to result in a book. Hobza was born in Plzen, Czech Republic and currently lives and works in New York City. She received her MFA from Columbia University in 2005. Her work is currently on view in exhibitions at Moderna Museet, Stockholm, and Malmo Kunstmuseum, Malmo. About the Public Art Fund Since 1977, the Public Art Fund has worked with over 500 emerging and established artists to produce innovative temporary exhibitions of contemporary art throughout New York City. By bringing artworks outside the traditional context of museums and galleries, Public Art Fund provides a unique platform for an unparalleled public encounter with the art of our time. Current and recent critically acclaimed exhibitions and presentations include Olafur Eliasson's The New York City Waterfalls installed in four waterfront locations in Lower Manhattan, Brooklyn and Governors Island (through October 2008); James Yamada's Our Starry Night at Doris C. Freedman Plaza at 60th Street and Fifth Avenue (2008); Chris Burden's What My Dad Gave Me at Rockefeller Center (2008); Rodney Graham's The Rodney Graham Band live, featuring the amazing Rotary Psycho-Opticon at the Abrons Arts Center (2008); Sarah Lucas's Perceval at Doris C. Freedman Plaza (2008); Dara Friedman's Musical at multiple midtown Manhattan locations (2007); Alexander Calder in New York at City Hall Park (2006-7); Martin Creed's Variety Show at the Abrons Arts Center (2007); Sarah Morris's Robert Towne at Lever House (2006-7); Anish Kapoor's Sky Mirror at Rockefeller Center (2006); Sarah Sze's Corner Plot at Doris C. Freedman Plaza (2006); Nancy Rubins's Big Pleasure Point at Lincoln Center (2006); William Kentridge's 9 Drawings for Projection at the Central Park and Prospect Park Bandshells (2005); and Alejandro Diaz's A Can for All Seasons on the Grand Concourse in the Bronx (2005). THE NEW MILLENNIUM PAPER AIRPLANE CONTEST by Klara Hobza is a project of the Public Art Fund program In the Public Realm, which is supported by the National Endowment for the Arts; and in part by the New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency; and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs THE NEW MILLENNIUM PAPER AIRPLANE CONTEST by Klara Hobza is presented in collaboration with the New York Hall of Science. Public Art Fund is a non-profit art organization supported by generous contributions from individuals, foundations, and corporations, and with public funds from National Endowment for the Arts; New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency; and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. Further questions about THE NEW MILLENNIUM PAPER AIRPLANE CONTEST that are not answered above may be addressed to paperairplanes@publicartfund.org. Media Contact
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