Ed Woodham (born 1957)[citation needed] is an American conceptual artist and the founder of Art in Odd Places (AiOP).[1]
In his art project, The Keepers, performers dressed in ghillie suits to address displacement, gentrification, environmental impact, and historical loss. First performed in 2013 on beaches in Australia under the title "Numb and Number", and appearing in numerous locations over time and place, the project showed up in 2023 in the neighborhood of New York Penn Station in Manhattan.[2][3]
Woodham's practice also includes writing and archiving documentary materials. From 1990 to 1997, he founded the artist's collective, 800 East, an Alternative exhibition space in downtown Atlanta.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ "'Art in Odd Places': DRESS transforms public space in New York". The Urban Activist. 2023-10-17. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
- ^ Pontone, Maya (September 22, 2023). "Moss-Covered Activists Protest Penn Station Neighborhood Over-Development".
- ^ "'The Keepers' Bring Their Message to Penn Station Neighborhood, September 22nd - GothamToGo". gothamtogo.com. 2023-09-19. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
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