In this collaborative City Squad project, street artist John Fekner (vocals, keyboards, percusssion, lyrics) wrote the song with musicians Dennis Lattmann (piano, synths) and Al Belfiore (Linn LM-1 drum sequence). Dedicated to Dennis G. Lattmann (1950-2008) with the thunderous heart.
John Fekner’s Trail Markers is a tribute to the Native American tribes who lived in harmony with the land on Long Island. The video was shot at various locations in Queens, NY and includes original footage from Enviromental Stencils 77-79, a collaboration with Fred Baca. Fekner considers Trail Markers, a video diptych, as it also features The Sight Of The Child. The first portrait is from the viewpoint of a Native American; the second is from a child from a distant bleak future.
Civil War Then and Now a collaboration with Steve Ceraso
The Sculptors Guild
Group exhibition on Governors Island
Jerelyn Hanrahan, Curator
May 31 – October 1, 2008
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Don Leicht (b. NYC) lives in the Bronx.
John Fekner (b. NYC) lives in Queens.
Fekner pursues fine arts as an undergraduate student at the New York Institute
of Technology and works as an assistant with artists associated with the 55 Mercer
Street Gallery located in Soho (1968-72). At the same time, Leicht attends the
School of Visual Arts studying with Richard Artschwager, Steve Reich and Robert
Ryman.
Where have all the clunkers gone?
Once the junk is removed,
progress will be defined only
by the limits of the human spirit.
And as always, for now and the forever,
growth will always supersede decay.
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