nyc hurricane preparedness as slacker art

Well,

in case you haven't heard, 

there is a hurricane 

headed toward your city

if you live on the East Coast 

of the good olde US of A.

I grew up in Hurricane Alley,

so these are old hat

for me.

But the rest of my fellow New Yorkers are

freaking out a bit.

I decided

to document some

of the DIY solutions

to the upcoming wind, waves, and water....

Either they don't want any mail during the storm,

or they are afraid of Irene sucking 

instead of blowing....

I like the placement and color

of the tape at the West Village art gallery Maccarone.

It was somebody's bright idea to turn every garbage can

 in the City

over this morning, a good 24+

hours before we were to get any strong winds....

So....

The bright idea quickly turned into this....

Way into the color coordination

here,

right down to the terracotta pot.

Ion Chair 69

I loved this "piece" when I saw it at 

Art Basel Miami last year....

Trash?

Nope, it's urban sandbagging.

The blue plastic bag crammed 

into the gap of the door is a nice touch.

To the "Rusty Knot" Crew,

Nice job,

 too bad the Mayor forced you to close,

you would be making a MINT right now....

Loving this "piece".

These guys were not messing around.

This "piece" has an Andy Warhol feel to me 

with the silver tape.

I wanted to buy this but it was sold.

The Meatpacking District at 6pm

on a Saturday night.

Abandoned just like the good old days...

Sold

This is the most subtle job, I mean "piece" I saw,

it will also be the most difficult to remove....

Tourists were not sure what to do.

The Apple Store had custom silver grey

sand bags.

Would you expect anything else?

GET OUT!

The subtle greys and purples in this piece are just sublime.

I put this on reserve.

Look at this masterpiece!

Wait, that's a window display.

Sorry.

This is my favorite.

They tried.

I can't remember what LES gallery represents this guy.....