Get Thee Modified! NYC’s Kurt Bigenho @ Drake Hotel
KURT BIGENHO
EXPERIENTIAL MODIFIERS
LOBBY
7pm-4am
Nuit Blanche is the perfect opportunity to try something a little different. NYC-based artist Kurt Bigenho is here to help with a lending library of usable art that allows participants to “modify” their experience of the night. Borrow something for a few hours and see where it takes you. We hear there is a special Canadian edition scarf!
http://www.thedrakehotel.ca/culture/art
Kurt Bigenho is a Californian artist currently living/working in Brooklyn, NYC. He has shown work in California, NYC, Tokyo. A recurring interest is with giving audiences a unique and customized experience. He works under a number of aliases, including The Dept. of Shape Research, Made By Kurt, K., The Generalist, and was a co-founder of VAINGLORIOUS, the SF-based uncertainty troupe, which was formally put to sleep in 2002. He is currently developing new interactive pieces and continuing to develop The Dept. of Shape Research. His design consultancy is known as Kurt for Hire. Other relevant biographical details: degree in architecture from UC Berkeley, studied yoga for a few years, likes to cook, and is a recovering pack rat. In 2004 he launched Multiverse, a monthly showcase promising ‘genre-bending at its best’. Also in 2004 he curated The Mobile Phone Photo Show, in which 250+ participants from 50+ countries sent in 2000+ images taken with mobile phones.
