Decay 1978 to 1983

Cash for Clunkers, Guerilla Art, Projects, Stencils, Street Art, Urban Decay No Comments

Fekner’s first environmental projects include Decay and Decay and Abandoned on neglected properties in Queens. They also appear on the East River bridges that were in state of disrepair.

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More Paintings from X Americana X Series

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The Edge of the World

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Nuclear Intrusions

Collaborations, Guerilla Art, Political Art, Projects, Stencils, Street Art, Toxic Wastes No Comments


Nuke Freeze
1982
Central Park, NY


The Daze of Toxic Water
1988
Southampton, NY
Collaboration with Andrew Ruhren

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Post No Bills/Post No Dreams Winter 78-79

Collaborations, Don Leicht, Guerilla Art, Projects, Stencils, Street Art No Comments

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The Post No Bills/Post No Dreams project was one of the first examples of street art culture jamming and subversive advertising. Other stencils created in the series included Instant This Instant That, No TV, Soft Brains Watch The Screen And Buy The Jeans, Doomsday and My Ad Is No Ad. Read the rest of this entry »

The Wall Blood Series

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The Wall Blood Series was a two part project that began indoors at P.S. 1 in 1976 with Mementoes of a Schoolbuilding and continued outdoors with Rust Decay through 1981. Indoors,  I used handmade paper pulp to cast walls, doors, sewer covers, plumbing fixtures and other architectural elements. Outdoors, I used the same technique on cars, trucks and other outdoor surfaces.

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Mother Earth Will Survive (Your Journey Through The Secret Life Of Plants)

Collaborations, Don Leicht, Exhibitions, Paintings, Public Art, Stencils, Street Art No Comments

Your Journey Through The Secret Life Of Plants

John Fekner and Don Leicht were invited to participate in the outdoor street exhibition Welling Court Mural Project organized by Ad Hoc Art in Queens, NY. After a preliminary visit to the site, they decided to paint on a wall directly facing the Two Coves Community Garden and the NYCHA Astoria Houses Development.  The location of their collaborative site-specific work was important for two reasons: not only did it connect with the communities’ thriving volunteer-run urban garden; it also provided a platform to address the catastrophic BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Read the rest of this entry »

Toxic Wastes Earth Day 2010 (Wastebed 13) Re-Edit

Multi-Media, Projects, Toxic Wastes, Video 1 Comment

A few days before the start of National Park Week and the 40th anniversary of Earth Day on April 22nd, a major volcanic eruption in Iceland occurred. Whether it’s Mother Nature as in this case or man-made induced, these disruptions to our daily life create a moment to pause and contemplate the possible catastrophic impact on civilization and future generations. Read the rest of this entry »

Interview-X Americana X and more

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“Yes, I feel it was important to contribute to the education within our communities about the pollution and other ecological matters.”

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Barely Visible Portraits: Part 3

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CLYTIE
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Barely Visible Portraits: Part 2

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Van Duyne

Van Duyne 1973
Ink on Canvas
60 x 48 inches
Collection of the artist
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