May - June 2007

Why I Ride

Photo: Doug Dalrymple

The Art of Bicycling in New York
May 3 - June 3, 2007

Opening Reception: Lower Eastside Girls Club, 56 East First St., Manhattan, Thurs. May 3, from 5-8pm

"Why I Ride” is an independently organized multi-venue exhibition that will showcase New York artists working in photography, painting, drawing, and sculpture or installation, who are inspired by the freedom and mobility that the bicycle makes possible in a congested metropolis. These artists view interactions with neighbors and strangers — both friendly and otherwise — as preferable to the isolation that grows out of our sprawling, auto-dependent environment.

The exhibition will be accompanied by a bike tour and brunch, film screening, and a website with an online gallery of all work submitted to the project.

Exhibits will be presented in other venues, as well as a short bike tour. For more information, visit www.whyiridenyc.org

Online pdf catalogue is available for download. Read essays contributed by our own Jim Zisfein and Alfredo Garcia.

Note: Carol Wood, catalogue editor and cocurator of this unique exhibit, is also a member of the Five Borough Bicycle Club.