2012.08.12
http://events.gsapp.org/event/a-journey-into-the-meadowlands-with-matthew-coolidge
On Saturday, August 11th 2012, we joined Matthew Coolidge, director of the Center for Land Use Interpretation, on a slideshow safari into the industrial swamps of the Meadowlands. This presentation was the culmination of a few years of the Center’s research into this dramatic American landscape, a superlative antipode to the great urban spaces that surround it.
The New Jersey Meadowlands are a network of tidal wetlands located roughly between the Hackensack and Passaic Rivers in Northeast New Jersey. One of the largest blocks of open space in the New York metropolitan area, the Meadowlands are also home to a curious collection of abandoned mega-malls, fragrance and flavoring factories, Superfund sites, endangered bird habitats, radio towers, and the ruins of Penn Station.
The Center for Land Use Interpretation (CLUI) is a research and education organization focusing on human use and perception of the landscape. Headquartered in Los Angeles, its recent projects include investigations and exhibitions on uranium disposal cells, the Texan oilscape, and the historic surveying infrastructure of the United States.
This event is co-presented by Studio-X NYC and its pop-up project, Venue, a partnership with the Nevada Museum of Art’s Center for Art + Environment, which is traveling around North America through September 30, 2013.
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