P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center is proud to present a slide show and discussion of the Miss Rockaway Armada, an artist-organized journey down the Mississippi River on a flotilla of hand-fabricated rafts.

Initiated by Greater New York 2005 artist SWOON, the Armada is a group of approximately 25 performers and artists from all over the country, including members of the Toyshop Collective, Visual Resistance, The Amateurs, The Floating Neutrinos, The Infernal Noise Brigade, The Madagascar Institute, and The Rude Mechanical Orchestra. In July, the group converged in Minneapolis to construct rafts and have since been journeying down the Mississippi, stopping in towns along the way to host musical performances, vaudeville variety-theater, and workshops focusing on arts and environmental issues.

For their presentation at P.S.1, Armada members will share photo-documentation and explain the project’s influences and goals; the details of construction, engineering, and day to day life on the boat; and the unexpected encounters along the way. Armada members participating in the discussion include filmmaker and musician Todd Chandler; arts organizer and media activist A’yen Tran; Visual Resistance member and stencil artist Knife Knife; and Nonsense NYC editor Jeff Stark.

Saturday, September 30, 3:00 pm. FREE with museum admission.
@ P.S.1: 22-25 Jackson Ave at 46th Ave in LIC
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