Brainstorming about Liberty of Statue
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Cassie Thornton
Feb 13, 2012, 2:21:32 AM2/13/12
to School of the Future
Hey everybody!
Are you ready to GO BEYOND THE BOUNDS OF PROPRIETY?! Many people wrote back to the last email, so we have quite a large and able group of people involved. It was really the best blow to the brains to be reminded of how many of the most highly qualified pranksters and genii (plural for genius) are all aboard.
SO-- We have a few bits to chomp on.
Regulations:
1. We can't project on or dress up the statue.
SO-- We have a few bits to chomp on.
Regulations:
1. We can't project on or dress up the statue.
2. We have to use the ferries for transportation if we will disembark on the island.
That's all for that section so far.
Questions that came up in emails:
How many people can we bring?
That's all for that section so far.
Questions that came up in emails:
How many people can we bring?
The main moment Trust Art is designing is a night event for which they are selling 500 tickets. The evening is centered around an auction of works that came out of public art sponsored by Trust Art (like our project, they gave $ to 10ish other projects, we received lots of support plus $4000 from their fundraising). The public will pay $99 for a ticket to the party. This money from sales and tickets will go back to the projects and the investors in them. I'm not very involved in that part now, but anyone involved in School of the Future will obviously not have to pay. Right now, Trust Art said that they would expect 30-50 people from School of the Future to be there. However if we pull a stunt and need a lot more people there, we can work it out. I think it is possible that we do something during the day before the main event also, we can have more people there. I think the field is wide open, everyone is ready to work around good ideas.
What is liberty?
This is a great one from the etymology dictionary (etymonline) Nautical sense of "leave of absence" is from 1758. To take liberties "go beyond the bounds of propriety" is from 1620s. Sense of "privileges" led to sense of "a person's private land" (mid-15c.), which yielded sense in 18c. England and America of "a district within a county but having its own justice of the peace," and also "a district adjacent to a city and in some degree under its municipal jurisdiction" (e.g. Northern Liberties of Philadelphia).
Why does the statue look like she is graduating?
What is liberty?
This is a great one from the etymology dictionary (etymonline) Nautical sense of "leave of absence" is from 1758. To take liberties "go beyond the bounds of propriety" is from 1620s. Sense of "privileges" led to sense of "a person's private land" (mid-15c.), which yielded sense in 18c. England and America of "a district within a county but having its own justice of the peace," and also "a district adjacent to a city and in some degree under its municipal jurisdiction" (e.g. Northern Liberties of Philadelphia).
Why does the statue look like she is graduating?
She may be graduating from something, but we aren't sure what. Do you know there is gold on her torch? That is one out of date cell phone, man.
Proposals:
We have been receiving proposals for performance, parade, advocacy, bringing everyone from Flint Michigan, popping large hot air balloons, a city wide graduation, a debtor meetup, etc.
I have themes that I am interested in right now, how about you?
I'm into doing work around student debt, debt, graduation, foreclosed schools, but I am open to other ideas.
And-- some amazing ideas from Chris K
- Also the way in which the statue is funded is interesting...its almost kind of a barter, kickstarter situation. (joseph pulitzer's The World starts this huge drive to get his readers to send in money, and he lists their name in the newspaper) What if we make a newspaper called "the World of Debt" and everyone's name that's a part of Sotf is listed? or you can add your name to the infinite debt list?
- There's also lots of connections to the idea of Liberty Bonds for the funding of the statue....maybe debt bonds? A Liberty Debt Bond Rally for Freeness?
- react to the clothing choices of the lady
- use the viewfinders
- tours of the island
Yours,
Cassie
--
Cassie T.
Whatever it takes.
++++++++++
How much student debt do you have?
Check here: http://www.nslds.ed.gov/nslds_SA/
NEWS: Student Debt is $1 Trillion Dollars
NEWS: What does this say about Students?
NEWS: What does this say about Education?
NEWS: Watch this video about it, also playing at Intersection for the Arts
Cassie T.
Whatever it takes.
++++++++++
How much student debt do you have?
Check here: http://www.nslds.ed.gov/nslds_SA/
NEWS: Student Debt is $1 Trillion Dollars
NEWS: What does this say about Students?
NEWS: What does this say about Education?
NEWS: Watch this video about it, also playing at Intersection for the Arts
Elizabethhamby
Feb 13, 2012, 3:58:28 PM2/13/12
to School of the Future
Hi All,
Thanks for adding me to the list! This looks super exciting!
I teach at the Museum of the City of New York, and I pulled together
some images from our digital archive that might be useful. Check them
out here:
http://collections.mcny.org/mcny/C.aspx?VP3=PSR&PSID=24UPH6T2D0
There's some pretty cool political cartoons and satirical uses of the
Lady.
Enjoy!
Elizabeth
On Feb 13, 2:21 am, Cassie Thornton <cassie.thorn...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hey everybody!
> Are you ready to GO BEYOND THE BOUNDS OF PROPRIETY?!
>
> Many people wrote back to the last email, so we have quite a large and able
> group of people involved. It was really the best blow to the brains to be
> reminded of how many of the most highly qualified pranksters and genii
> (plural for genius) are all aboard.
>
> SO-- We have a few bits to chomp on.
> Regulations:
> 1. We can't project on or dress up the statue.
> 2. We have to use the ferries for transportation if we will disembark on
> the island.
> That's all for that section so far.
>
> Questions that came up in emails:
> *How many people can we bring?*
> 4. use the viewfinders
> 5. tours of the island
> ++++++++++
> *www.debt-material.tumblr.com
> *
> *
> *How much student debt do you have?*
> *Check here:*http://www.nslds.ed.gov/nslds_SA/
> ++++++++++
> *www.debt-material.tumblr.com
> *
> *
> *How much student debt do you have?*
> *Check here:*http://www.nslds.ed.gov/nslds_SA/
> 42KViewDownload
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> Screen shot 2011-12-29 at 11.50.18 AM.png
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> construction fence angle.jpg
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> franklin liberty is my coutry.jpg
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> Screen shot 2011-12-20 at 8.38.29 PM.png
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> LibertyTrustArtPlanV1.pdf
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Thanks for adding me to the list! This looks super exciting!
I teach at the Museum of the City of New York, and I pulled together
some images from our digital archive that might be useful. Check them
out here:
http://collections.mcny.org/mcny/C.aspx?VP3=PSR&PSID=24UPH6T2D0
There's some pretty cool political cartoons and satirical uses of the
Lady.
Enjoy!
Elizabeth
On Feb 13, 2:21 am, Cassie Thornton <cassie.thorn...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hey everybody!
> Are you ready to GO BEYOND THE BOUNDS OF PROPRIETY?!
>
> Many people wrote back to the last email, so we have quite a large and able
> group of people involved. It was really the best blow to the brains to be
> reminded of how many of the most highly qualified pranksters and genii
> (plural for genius) are all aboard.
>
> SO-- We have a few bits to chomp on.
> Regulations:
> 1. We can't project on or dress up the statue.
> 2. We have to use the ferries for transportation if we will disembark on
> the island.
> That's all for that section so far.
>
> Questions that came up in emails:
> The main moment Trust Art is designing is a night event for which they are
> selling 500 tickets. The evening is centered around an auction of works
> that came out of public art sponsored by Trust Art (like our project, they
> gave $ to 10ish other projects, we received lots of support plus $4000 from
> their fundraising). The public will pay $99 for a ticket to the party.
> This money from sales and tickets will go back to the projects and the
> investors in them. I'm not very involved in that part now, but anyone
> involved in School of the Future will obviously not have to pay. Right
> now, Trust Art said that they would expect 30-50 people from School of the
> Future to be there. However if we pull a stunt and need a lot more people
> there, we can work it out. I think it is possible that we do something
> during the day before the main event also, we can have more people there.
> I think the field is wide open, everyone is ready to work around good
> ideas.
>
> *What is liberty?*
> selling 500 tickets. The evening is centered around an auction of works
> that came out of public art sponsored by Trust Art (like our project, they
> gave $ to 10ish other projects, we received lots of support plus $4000 from
> their fundraising). The public will pay $99 for a ticket to the party.
> This money from sales and tickets will go back to the projects and the
> investors in them. I'm not very involved in that part now, but anyone
> involved in School of the Future will obviously not have to pay. Right
> now, Trust Art said that they would expect 30-50 people from School of the
> Future to be there. However if we pull a stunt and need a lot more people
> there, we can work it out. I think it is possible that we do something
> during the day before the main event also, we can have more people there.
> I think the field is wide open, everyone is ready to work around good
> ideas.
>
> This is a great one from the etymology dictionary (etymonline) Nautical
> sense of "leave of absence" is from 1758. To take liberties "go beyond the
> bounds of propriety" is from 1620s. Sense of "privileges" led to sense of
> "a person's private land" (mid-15c.), which yielded sense in 18c. England
> and America of "a district within a county but having its own justice of
> the peace," and also "a district adjacent to a city and in some degree
> under its municipal jurisdiction" (e.g. Northern Liberties of Philadelphia).
> *Why does the statue look like she is graduating?*
> sense of "leave of absence" is from 1758. To take liberties "go beyond the
> bounds of propriety" is from 1620s. Sense of "privileges" led to sense of
> "a person's private land" (mid-15c.), which yielded sense in 18c. England
> and America of "a district within a county but having its own justice of
> the peace," and also "a district adjacent to a city and in some degree
> under its municipal jurisdiction" (e.g. Northern Liberties of Philadelphia).
> She may be graduating from something, but we aren't sure what. Do you know
> there is gold on her torch? That is one out of date cell phone, man.
>
> *Proposals:*
> there is gold on her torch? That is one out of date cell phone, man.
>
> We have been receiving proposals for performance, parade, advocacy,
> bringing everyone from Flint Michigan, popping large hot air balloons, a
> city wide graduation, a debtor meetup, etc.
> I have themes that I am interested in right now, how about you?
> I'm into doing work around student debt, debt, graduation, foreclosed
> schools, but I am open to other ideas.
>
> And-- some amazing ideas from Chris K
>
> 1. Also the way in which the statue is funded is interesting...its
> bringing everyone from Flint Michigan, popping large hot air balloons, a
> city wide graduation, a debtor meetup, etc.
> I have themes that I am interested in right now, how about you?
> I'm into doing work around student debt, debt, graduation, foreclosed
> schools, but I am open to other ideas.
>
> And-- some amazing ideas from Chris K
>
> almost kind of a barter, kickstarter situation. (joseph pulitzer's The
> World starts this huge drive to get his readers to send in money, and he
> lists their name in the newspaper) What if we make a newspaper called "the
> World of Debt" and everyone's name that's a part of Sotf is listed? or
> you can add your name to the infinite debt list?
> 2. There's also lots of connections to the idea of Liberty Bonds for the
> World starts this huge drive to get his readers to send in money, and he
> lists their name in the newspaper) What if we make a newspaper called "the
> World of Debt" and everyone's name that's a part of Sotf is listed? or
> you can add your name to the infinite debt list?
> funding of the statue....maybe debt bonds? A Liberty Debt Bond Rally for
> Freeness?
> 3. react to the clothing choices of the lady
> Freeness?
> 4. use the viewfinders
> 5. tours of the island
>
> The message is, we are brainstorming, so send anything that comes up.
> We're reworking the website (www.schoolofthefuture.org) so that it can
> function as a blog and we can use that to post research and stuff.
>
> Yours,
> Cassie
>
> --
> Cassie T.
> Whatever it takes.
> *
> The message is, we are brainstorming, so send anything that comes up.
> We're reworking the website (www.schoolofthefuture.org) so that it can
> function as a blog and we can use that to post research and stuff.
>
> Yours,
> Cassie
>
> --
> Cassie T.
> Whatever it takes.
> ++++++++++
> *www.debt-material.tumblr.com
> *
> *
> *How much student debt do you have?*
> *Check here:*http://www.nslds.ed.gov/nslds_SA/
>
> NEWS: Student Debt is $1 Trillion Dollars
> NEWS: What does this say about Students?
> NEWS: What does this say about Education?
> NEWS: Watch this<http://debt-material.tumblr.com/post/17176872830/this-video-is-based-...>video
> NEWS: Student Debt is $1 Trillion Dollars
> NEWS: What does this say about Students?
> NEWS: What does this say about Education?
> about it, also playing at Intersection for the Arts
>
> --
> Cassie T.
> Whatever it takes.
> *
>
> --
> Cassie T.
> Whatever it takes.
> ++++++++++
> *www.debt-material.tumblr.com
> *
> *
> *How much student debt do you have?*
> *Check here:*http://www.nslds.ed.gov/nslds_SA/
>
> NEWS: Student Debt is $1 Trillion Dollars
> NEWS: What does this say about Students?
> NEWS: What does this say about Education?
> NEWS: Watch this<http://debt-material.tumblr.com/post/17176872830/this-video-is-based-...>video
> NEWS: Student Debt is $1 Trillion Dollars
> NEWS: What does this say about Students?
> NEWS: What does this say about Education?
> about it, also playing at Intersection for the Arts
>
> Screen shot 2012-01-01 at 5.44.28 PM.png
>
> 42KViewDownload
>
> Screen shot 2011-12-29 at 11.50.18 AM.png
> 218KViewDownload
>
> rear esplenade.jpg
> 1185KViewDownload
>
> construction fence angle.jpg
> 1251KViewDownload
>
> franklin liberty is my coutry.jpg
> 536KViewDownload
>
> Screen shot 2011-12-20 at 8.38.29 PM.png
> 388KViewDownload
>
> LibertyTrustArtPlanV1.pdf
> 126KViewDownload
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