Artist's Park in Chelsea

Artist's Park is a site specific project by Scot Kaplan. Most likely the smallest park in the world (3x3') has opened for visitors on 24th street between 10 and 11th avenues. "This one square yard of green space is a place to put your feet in the grass as a respite from the surrounding tumult."

Update:

This Thursday August 30, 2007 at 7:00pm Artist’s Park, a site-specific installation 
by Scot Kaplan, is being honored by a ribbon cutting ceremony 
marking the parks establishment and availability to the public.  
The event will be held at 534 West 24th street on the park grounds with refreshments 
served following the ceremony. All are welcome and encouraged to attend, 
although turns will have to be taken strolling the park’s grounds.

Update #2:
Everybody loves the park!
New York Post, United Press, Curbed.com, Jameswagner.com,

Some of the best comments:

"This is both awesome and pathetic."

"What is this?? An artist park for ANTS?? c. ZOOLANDER
This is the stupidest thing the city has ever done. A slap in the face to the whole art community."

"Can a homeless person (a former artist) sleep there at night?"

Summer A.I.R @ vertexList: Scot Kaplan

vertexList has the pleasure to announce our summer resident artist: Scot Kaplan.

To make a studio visit appointment please call 646 258 3792 or email info(at)vertexlist.net.

30 Cakes, video
Running time approx 4 minutes

In the video 30 Cakes artist Scot Kaplan has asked thirty women of varying ages and ethnicities to select a cake, present it to him, and hit him with it.

Scot Kaplan has lived and worked across the United States since receiving his MFA in sculpture from the University of Pennsylvania. The forms that his artwork’s take range from experiencial installations, to multimedia interactive objects, to performance and video. He has exhibited widely both across the US and internationally most recently with his piece Control Room which debuted in Stellenbosch, South Africa in 2006. Mr. Kaplan currently holds an Assistant Professor of Fine Art position at The Ohio State University

Some additional information about Scot Kaplan, as well as published reviews of his work and video excerpts can be found at the following web addresses.


http://www.artthrob.co.za/06jan/reviews/stellenbosch.html

http://www.fallonandrosof.com/2004/10/sculpture-explosion-at-bridgettes-part.html

http://www.philadelphiaweekly.com/view.php?id=8291

http://www.absolutearts.com/artsnews/2005/06/06/33061.html

http://www.columbusalive.com/?sec=search&story=columbusalive/2006/1005/a-front.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXMp0fhbG8I

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yP1SQ7ydlVw

Scot Kaplan rocking Ohio

Our friend Scot Kaplan is about to unleash some serious joy at Mahan Gallery in Columbus, Ohio.

"On October 7th, Mahan Gallery will be transformed into the set of The Joy of Painting, the iconic PBS television series from the 1980s and '90s. Artist Scot Kaplan will create a landscape by the late TV host Bob Ross by painting live along with an episode of the show. The Exhibition will open on Tuesday, October 3, and close on Friday, October 27."

here is the gallery link http://www.mahangallery.com/artists/scot_kaplan.php

and here is some video documentation:
http://www.mahangallery.com/popUp/kaplan/scot_kaplan_painting_edit.mov

can't be there but the project sounds like fun:)