Outdoor Interventions in Austin, Texas
Sterling Allen
Ted Carey
Sarah Fagan
Rachel Freeman
Adreon Denson Henry & Jennifer Henry
Emily Lee
Sean Ripple
Amy Scofield
Meghan Shogan
Amanda Julia Steinback & Staci Maloney
Alyssa Taylor Wendt
Suzanne Wyss
Left in Leaves is a group show of interventions across the city of Austin, freely left in outdoor public spaces between May 1st and 31st. Organized by Phillip Niemeyer
Reviews and press: Robert Faires for the Austin Chronicle, Jeanne Claire van Ryzin for Sightlines, and Michael Lee for KUT radio.
A zine for LEFT IN LEAVES is available for purchase. It features images and interviews with the artists, and a map of the project.
Real Estate
Blumm Creek
May 1
Curb Serpent
UT Campus, on street in front of the Visual Art Center
May 4
an empty lot in an alley between Attayac and Waller
May 5
Heron Totem
in Waller Creek near Denson
May 6
origin point relay
504 Long Bow Ln
May 9–31
Cloudy Column (Candy)
527 Sunshine
May 9–16
Target (Small, Black and White)
5527 Sunshine
May 9–16
Branch Triad
5527 Sunshine
May 9–16
Bullseye
5527 Sunshine
May 9–16
untitled
5527 Sunshine
May 9–16
Filling the Void
North Loop neighborhood
May 10
Filling the Void
North Loop neighborhood
May 10
Filling the Void
North Loop neighborhood
May 10
Shelter in A Place
Walnut Creek Trail at Garden View
May 11
Shelter in A Place
Walnut Creek Trail at Garden View
May 11
Time on Hand
Barton Creek Greenbelt
May 12
Time on Hand
Barton Creek Greenbelt
May 12
Harmony in Incongruity
East 6th Street and Waller
May 16
Attempting to fit in where you once belonged: stick and poke
Govalle Neighborhood Park
May 17
above the Ann and Roy Butler Hike and Bike Trail
May 18
above the Ann and Roy Butler Hike and Bike Trail
May 18
Shag Portal
Walnut Creek trail at Govalle Park
May 19
Arcana
Walnut Creek trail at Govalle Park
May 19
Unloveds Mysteries
Mueller Park
May 20
Unloveds Mysteries
Mueller Park
May 20
100 Hugs
Boggy Creek Greenbelt and Allandale
May 21
9:45 part one
Patterson Park
May 22
9:45 part two
Patterson Park
May 22
How To Be
7209 Eastcrest Dr.
May 23
Fillling the Void
Hyde Park
May 23
Fillling the Void
Hyde Park
May 23
Fillling the Void
Hyde Park
May 23
untitled
7503 North Lamar
May 24
untitled
7503 North Lamar
May 24
Floor Piece (For Mike & Ree)
813 W. North Loop
May 24
9:45 part three
Maplewood Av. and 38 th ½ St.
May 25
9:45 part four
Maplewood Av. and 38 th ½ St.
May 25
9:45 part four
Maplewood Av. and 38 th ½ St.
May 25
9:45 part five
Maplewood Av. and 38 th ½ St.
May 25
I love you this much (half trick pony), in the wild
Boggy Creek Trail at 12 th St.
May 26
Homage to Little Losses
Red Bluff Nature Preserve
May 27
9:45 part six
Hancock Golf Course
May 28
9:45 part six
Hancock Golf Course
May 28
9:45 part seven
Hancock Golf Course
May 28
9:45 part seven
Hancock Golf Course
May 28
9:45 part eight
Hancock Golf Course
May 28
9:45 part eight
Hancock Golf Course
May 28
Contemplation Stone
Meadowview Triangle in Highland
May 29
ORGANIZERS STATEMENT
At Big Stacy pool, there’s a regular named Ken. He’s about 72 years old with a silver ponytail and the cliched fitness of a man half his age. He swims a mile, at least, then does press-ups with his feet on the bench. On cloudy, humid days he sets up in the park outside the pool with a custom rig to conjure enormous soap bubbles.
I asked him about it. He told me he learned the art in Guatemala where he surfs and helps leftist groups. There they call him Comandante Burbujas. He built the set up himself, with his own glycerin mixture. On wet, cloudy days, the bubbles can be as big as cars.
I suggested, hey what about a show for kids or something organized. Ken demurred. This is “Arte Puro” he told me. “It is not done for money and can never be scheduled. It just is, free and enjoyed, then gone.”
—Phillip Niemeyer