Name: TEDx】公共藝術，私人覺醒。Ed Woodham在TEDxGowanus的演講 (【TEDx】Public art, private awakening: Ed Woodham at TEDxGowanus)
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By creating opportunities  for the unexpected,

I've seen art jostle  people in public space.

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I've watched in awe as it awoke  someone very dear to me.

Since early 1980's, I've watched  New Yorkers in public spaces,

in a variety of spaces: the streets,  the sidewalks, the subways, the parks...

the majority of people are buried  in the responsibilities,

More recently,  transfixed by their cellphones.

And over the course  of these observations,

I became passionate about  the importance of public space.

It's where we gather, regardless  of socioeconomic status,

I have a pivotal memory from 1984, I'll never forget it.

An asymmetrical cut,  wearing a black ninja get-up.

I'm walking across 14th Street with a boombox on my shoulder

I hear the Herbie Hancock song  "Rockit" playing on the radio

Immediately, every electronic store  on that street

and every person carrying a boombox tunes into that station.

There's spontaneous dancing,  nodding of heads,

I became concerned  about the nature of art

as it became more and more grossly commodified.

I visualize art and performance outside of the gallery or the theater.

I wanted to move art  from a place of privilege

Instead of profit, the bottom of my margin is that "tingling" sensation,

where art regains its potential to wake up.

I'm totally pro-gallery, theater, museum.

In those spaces, it takes  a certain level of comfort to enter.

But in public space,  art can be shared and explored

the potential and the possiblities  of creativity and communication.

Especially after 9/11,  the constriction of public space,

in New York City and beyond,  became more prevalent.

So, as a result, and as a response,  I create art in odd places.

A thematic festival  on Manhattan's 14th Street,

placing visual and performance art  in public spaces without permits

Crystal Gregory poignantly places crochet in razor wire,

inspired by the interior  of the F train in the subway.

And "Camouflage",  Yoonhye Park's performance,

brings attention to the mistreatment  of women in North Korea.

Kara Dunn plays racketball  in a public bathroom,

blurring the lines between  public and private.

In this street sign, Liz Linden references the billboard in the background.

Steve Rossi walks  the length of 14th Street

with his version of  the NEW corporate ladder.

Art in odd places has evolved  into a joyous form of passive resistance

And over the last 10 years,  I've been honored and privileged

to work with hundreds of brillant artists

to create opportunities for the unexpected,

to awaken the subconscious  of urban dwellers

to hopefully see their city  and their lives in a new light,

how art woke up  someone very dear to me.

This is a photo of my mom,  at the beach, her favorite place.

She had keen intuition  and loved to laugh.

She was one of my strongest  supporters as an artist,

even though she didn't  really understand my work.

In 2002, she was diagnosed with  multiple system atrophy.

A rare condition that causes  widespread damage to the nervous system,

and over a period of time, shuts down  the autonomic body functions.

In 2008, a stroke send her  into full-blown dementia,

and when I visited the family home  in McDonough, Georgia,

she didn't recognized me  and was bed-ridden.

Delirious, screaming for the entire day.  Over, and over again.

It was exausting, for my dad  and for her caretakers.

to give her a pencil and a paper  and ask her to draw.

In my entire life,  I'd never seen my mother draw.

I don't know why I did it except maybe to distract her from screaming.

almost unconciously,  she drew for an hour.