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The undiscovered atoll of Flushtopia (2009).former United Nations headquarters/ World's Fair Pavilion/ Ice Rink becomes islands Douglas Paulson, Chris Domenick, Christopher Robbins, Chuck Yatsuk, Justin Rancourt, Gisela "Goose" Insaste, Elizabeth Tubergen, Emcee C.M., Master Of None, Eva La Cour, Jacob Goble, John Baca, Rachelle Beaudoin, and especial essential help from Brian Edwards, Dan Wright, Erin Sickler, Ethan Haymes, Kush, Luke Herron, Ryann Liebenthal, Sam Ekwurtzel, Serena Kuo, Steve Stollman, and Ward Shelley. In the center of this metropolis is a collapsing vision of a utopia. It's the rebirth of the utopian vision that came before it. We are dismantling these dead visions and building a new one out of their pieces: a living one.
It started in an Ice Rink: a grand, decrepit pile of sand and steel and tubes of pink coolant, littered with old ice skates, dead pigeons, and boxes of Moby Dick coloring books. The rubber flooring laid down for ice skaters to walk on had crystallized into hard black chips that tinkled when you shuffled through them.
"This used to be the U.N."
"And before that, it was the New York Pavillion of the World's Fair."Then it became a roller skating rink, and then an ice rink. And now, it will become islands. This project was part of the Queens Museum of Art 4th International Biennial, and the dream of Flushtopia lives on, currently spreading towards the Danube, the Pacific, and the Gowanus Canal. More photos here and some video here.