{"id":2321,"date":"2011-12-22T02:14:19","date_gmt":"2011-12-22T02:14:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artjournalstg.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=2321"},"modified":"2019-11-07T16:43:37","modified_gmt":"2019-11-07T16:43:37","slug":"take-it-to-the-air-radio-as-public-art-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/artjournal.collegeart.org\/?p=2321","title":{"rendered":"Take It to the Air: Radio as Public Art"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>LIGNA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Radio Ballet Leipzig<\/em> (2003), part one<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"640\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qI3pfa5QNZI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>Radio Ballet Leipzig <\/em>(2003), part two<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"640\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rpT-wb3TPXk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>First staged in the main railroad station in Hamburg in 2002, the Leipzig version of <em>Radio Ballet<\/em> was performed the following year. Subtitled \u201c\u00dcbung in nichtbestimmungsgem\u00e4\u00dfem Verweilen,\u201d or \u201cExercise in Lingering Not According to the Rules,\u201d the piece gathered people in the Leipzig station for a group radio listening experience. Using handheld radios, people listened to LIGNA\u2019s critique of the normative ordering of public space and performed, en masse, choreography that challenged the regulation of behavior in these environments. Video documentation provided by LIGNA.<\/p>\n<p><em>Radio Ballet I Am&#91;not&#93;sterdam: 10 Exercises to get the City out of your Body<\/em> (2006) <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.debalie.nl\/player\/embedmovie_v2.jsp?movieid=98130&#038;videofragmentsid=ank1&#038;fragName='Radioballet LIGNA Amsterdam'&#038;frag_in=733&#038;frag_out=449856\" id=\"frame1\" scrolling=no width=\"430\" height=\"398\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This version of Radio Ballet was developed for Amsterdam\u2019s Leidsestraat and sponsored by the cultural center De Balie. The radio broadcast playfully prompts participants to note the social, architectural and sensual qualities of their surroundings while reflecting on the commercialization and branding of the city and its public spaces. Video documentation and English translation provided by De Balie Amsterdam. <\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Ricardo Miranda <\/strong><strong>Z\u00fa\u00f1iga<\/strong><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>The Public Broadcast Cart<\/em> (2003)<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"640\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DJskTogMuds\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Ricardo Miranda Z\u00fa\u00f1iga\u2019s <em>Public Broadcast Cart<\/em> is a mobile soapbox for amplified public speechmaking, radio transmission, and streaming Internet audio. Designed to visually echo the carts used by flower merchants, the project moves through urban environments, inviting passers-by to become listeners and listeners to become speakers in a many-to-many broadcast model. This video explains the relatively simple technology behind the project and documents the cart in action in New York City and Linz. Video provided by Ricardo Miranda Z\u00fa\u00f1iga.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Jon Brumit<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Bringing Down the Neighborhood<\/em> (aka <em>Bad Neighbors<\/em>, 2006)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.katherinebehar.com\/aj\/brumit\/bringingdowntheneighborhood.m4a\">Play<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/mediaplayer.yahoo.com\/js\">\n<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><em>Pioneers<\/em> (2007)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.katherinebehar.com\/aj\/brumit\/pioneers_gruchala.mp3\">Play<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/mediaplayer.yahoo.com\/js\">\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>These pieces represent two iterations of Brumit\u2019s \u201cTalking Homes\u201d project, which repurposed transmitters designed for realtors to market houses. Rather than present a consumer fantasy of private space, however, Brumit\u2019s transmitters made public other aspects of people\u2019s private lives.<\/p>\n<p>In <em>Bringing Down the Neighborhood<\/em>, Brumit invited people to tell true stories of enduring\u2014or being\u2014a bad neighbor. These quirky, sometimes artless, and often funny stories were then broadcast on-site. Guided by an approximate map, the audience fanned out through the city to listen to the broadcasts, locate the transmitters, and vote for their favorite bad neighbor stories. In this track, the narrator recounts a neighborly horror story with a self-implicating ending. Audio provided by Jon Brumit.<\/p>\n<p><em>Pioneers<\/em> took a more serious approach. Brumit did informal interviews with ordinary Detroit residents whose activities somehow intersect with the cultural, economic, and environmental reclamation of their city. During the 2007 Shrinking Cities exhibition, this audio was broadcast on a loop from their homes and businesses. This clip features urban farmer John Gruchala. Audio provided by Jon Brumit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First staged in the main railroad station in Hamburg in 2002, the Leipzig version of <em>Radio Ballet<\/em> was performed the following year. 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