The Emotional Terrain of New York City

Where can you see…

–a three-dimensional map of the lower Manhattan skyline made of a Jell-O-like material by Liz Hickok
–an anxiety map of the five boroughs lit by sweat-powered batteries by Daniela Kostova and Olivia Robinson
–a “Loneliness Map” from Craigslist’s Missed Connections by Ingrid Burrington
–a scratch-and-sniff map of New Yorkers’ smell preferences by Nicola Twilley
–a cemetery map of Polish ancestors’ graves by Kim Baranowski
–an installation constructed from city ephemera by Pratt faculty member Robbin Ami Silverberg
–personal maps created from a call for submissions by the Hand Drawn Map Association including works by Tony Dowler, Will Haughery, Janine Nichols, Yumi Roth, Gowri Savoor, Rob Servo, Krista Shaffer, Kees Touw, Dean Valadez, and Shane Watt
–a series of mapped reflections on the extinction of the passenger pigeon and the ascendancy of the rock dove by Miranda Maher
–a New York subway map in Urdu by Pakistani artist Asma Ahmed Shikoh

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Pratt Manhattan Gallery will present “You Are Here → Mapping the Psychogeography of New York City,” an exhibition of work by a selection of contemporary artists that will map the emotional terrain of the world’s most famous and influential urban center, New York City, and explore the effect of the city’s powerful moods on those who live and work here. “You Are Here” will run from September 24 through November 6, 2010, and will be celebrated with an opening reception on Thursday, September 23 from 6–8 PM. The exhibition and opening reception are free and open to the public.