Actions

Tent Keeps Campers in City
Actors: Michael Rakowitz
Location: Vienna, Austria; Trento, Italy;

Velour Suits Challenge Authority,
Actors: Sarah Ross
Location: Los Angeles, USA, 2005

Photocopies Create Promenade
Actors: Friends of the High Line (Robert Hammond and Joshu...
Location: New York City, USA, since 1999

Umbrellas Join Forces for Shelter
Actors: Kengo Kuma and Associates
Location: Milan, Italy, 2008

The CCA [Canadian Center for Architecture] presented the exhibition Actions: What You Can Do With the City, an exhibition with 99 actions that instigate positive change in contemporary cities around the world.



Seemingly common activities such as walking, playing, recycling, and gardening are pushed beyond their usual definition by the international architects, artists, and collectives featured in the exhibition. Their experimental interactions with the urban environment show the potential influence personal involvement can have in shaping the city, and challenge fellow residents to participate.

The accompanying website presents a toolkit to inspire actions in the city. Its databank of individual actions featured in the exhibition can be sorted and browsed in multiple ways, including by the type of tool employed in the action or the curatorial organisation of the exhibition. The website features photographs and video resources, and challenges users to respond by posting their own thoughts or initiatives on how to improve the city through individual action.

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