GRL’s fantastic Open City event finally opens this week on Thursday March 1st at the Eyebeam space in Chelsea.  It’s been in the works for over a year now and looks to be incredible. 

Tools and methods of the following artists will be on display:

Aram Bartholl, BORF, G.R.L., Institute for Applied Autonomy, Improve
Everywhere, Mark Jenkins, KATSU, KR, Object Orange, Leon Reid, Matthia
Wermke, and Krzysztof Wodiczko.

GRL will have their laser tagging system running for people to try out. The original Boston Mooninitie will be on display as well as ““videos of people breaking laws and running around with no pants, movie screenings, and workshops workshops workshops.”

Things will be going on all month at Eyebeam, this week is as follows:

March 2: (3-5pm)

Aram Bartholl - First Person Shooter glasses workshops (
http://www.datenform.de/fps.html )

March 3: (3-5pm)
Aram Bartholl - WoW workshop / performance (
http://www.datenform.de/wow.html )
Mark Jenkins - Tape sculptures workshop (
http://xmarkjenkinsx.com/index.html )

March 3: (5-6pm)
Screenings of shorts by Matthias Wermke, Object Orange, Krzysztof
Wodiczko, GRL and others.

March 8: (7:30pm)
Screening of State Your Name with introduction by filmmakers