New Street Agenda
2005-2014
New Street Agenda was the third project in a series of investigations designed to test one’s understanding of street-level communication and how a simple gesture can sometimes functions in today's rapidly changing world. A series of 7 artworks were produced and placed in the public domain (e.g., city parks and communal areas) for the casual passerby to find, keep and respond to. These artworks were accompanied with a letter and information on the project written in English and the predominant local language of the city visited. Each city received 7 different artworks from New Street Agenda editions.
The Art Drop series was intended to function as an aesthetic social experiment rooted in the spirit of the Midwestern American legend Johnny Appleseed (aka John Chapman, 1774-1845). In addition to depositing the artworks, these efforts were documented during travel via drawings, journaling, photography, video, writings, and translation of the finder’s responses. A listing of included cities can be found after the presented images below.
New Street Agenda Art Drops Announcement Card (face and back sides), Chicago, IL 2005
Giardini Pubblici Indro Montanelli, Milan, Italy, May 18, 2011
Regent's Park, London, England, 2007
New Street Agenda Art Drop (Trust Jesus), Series 1, 2007
Finder's Response from Kokomo, IN 2012
Gare du Nord, Paris, France, 2009
Campo Santa Marina, Venice, Italy, 2007
New Street Agenda Prints, Chicago, IL 2013
New Street Agenda Art Drop (Cheeky Boy), Series 1, 2007
Finder’s Response from Oslo, Norway, 2007
New Street Agenda Art Drop (Art Puke), Series 1, 2007
Vicinity of Grand Central Station, New York, NY 2008
Vavin Metro Stop, Paris, France, 2009
Vicinity of FedEx Field, Landover, MD, 2011
New Street Agenda Art Drop (Con), Series 1, 2007
Bicentennial Nature Area, Lafayette, IN, 2012
Finder's Response from Rome, Italy, 2011
New Street Agenda Art Drop (White Devil), Series 1, 2007
New Street Agenda Art Drop (Green), Series 2, 2013
Parc de Bercy, Paris, France, 2013
New Street Agenda Art Drop (Turquoise), Series 2, 2013
Rue Rainssant, Reims, France, 2013
Finder’s Response from London, England, 2007
Parc de Bercy, Paris, France, 2013
Jardin des Plantes, Caen, France, 2013
Jardin des Plantes, Caen, France, 2013
New Street Agenda Art Drops Announcement Card (face and back sides), Italy, Austria and Germany, 2007
Finder’s Response from New York, NY, 2008
New Street Agenda Art Drop (Pink), Series 2, 2013
Parc de Champagne, Reims, France, 2013
New Street Agenda Art Drop (Yellow), Series 2, 2013
Hofgarten and City Center, Münich, Germany, 2007
Britannia Adelphi Hotel, Liverpool, England, 2007
New Street Agenda Art Drop (Light Blue), Series 2, 2013
Finder's Response from Traverse City, MI 2008
Jardin des Plantes, Caen, France, 2013
The following is a list of cities visited for New Street Agenda: Rome, Italy; Vatican City, Italy; Assisi, Italy; Florence, Italy; Pisa, Italy; Venice, Italy; Innsbruck, Austria; Munich, Germany; Salzburg, Austria; London, England; Indianapolis, Indiana; Liverpool, England; Manchester, England; New York, New York; Paris, France; Versailles, France; Gary, Indiana; Cogollo del Cengio, Italy; Sermione, Lago di Garda, Italy; Vicenza, Italy; Milan, Italy; Washington, D.C.; Lafayette, Indiana; Paris, France; Caen, France; Mount St. Michel, France; Rouen, France; Reims, France; Linz, Austria; Gary, Indiana; Plainfield, Indiana; Evanston, Illinois; and Chicago, Illinois.