As part of ArtistMeeting's contribution to Conflux Festival we installed the "Not Public!" barricade tape at the privately owned public plaza on 32 Old Slip today. Just after the installation of the piece, security for the adjacent building -- whose owners also own the plaza -- came out to confront us about the tape. They were very agitated and in the process proved our point that these so-called public plazas are not so public, because "you have to get papers [permits] for anything you do on this property." You can see a video of the post-installation encounter on YouTube. I would like to thank my fellow AM-members G.H. Hovagimyan and Lee Wells for keeping a cool head while talking with the guards - and for documenting the piece.
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