Soon New Yorkers will be surprised to find a troupe of bikers, armed with noisy horns and bright flags, handing out rolls of free and original art, fresh out of a gallery. This guerilla-distribution of art will mark the end of this year's PaperGirl-NY. The art will be distributed after hanging in galleries in Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Albany from August 24 to September 6.
PaperGirl was started by Aisha Roniger in Berlin in 2006 as a way to bring art to all walks of life, and New York got its first PaperGirl in 2009 in Albany. The art must be rollable, original, and can be of any size, material, or medium. Anyone can help organize or distribute the art. The show is not curated, none of the art is for sale, and after the showings the art is randomly distributed to unsuspecting strangers.
By distributing art in Albany and New York City neighborhoods ranging from rich to poor, commercial to residential, gentrified to recent immigrant, PaperGirl aims to expose new audiences to different arts and artists. PaperGirl is an interactive experience that brings art out of elitist galleries and into everyday lives. This art comes with no price tag, only a loud and friendly group of cyclists. PaperGirl 2010 will include at least 70 artists from 9 countries. The art will be exhibited for 8 days in 3 galleries and will be distributed in the 2 cities of Albany and New York.
For more information on the PaperGirl-NY project please contact Sina B. Hickey at 518.379.7642 or PaperGirl.Albany@gmail.com.
More information on PaperGirl-NY is also online at www.dumboartscenter.org and at www.PaperGirl-NY.co
