LES Citizens Parade Box

LES Citizens Parade was designed by the artist Laura Nova at Center for Book Arts to commemorate the LES Citizens Parade, and provide a toolkit for activism. The public art project honored the experience of long-term residents as part of the River to River Festival on June 22 and 24, 2018. The parade plays with the “migration” trope: we literally transform residents and dancers alike into a “moving company” – one which carries boxes bearing double-edged slogans like “fragile” and “priority.” Blue cotton-polyester blend unisex coveralls with silk screened LES Citizens Parade logo on front pocket and backside. Set of 13, 11” x 14” prints documenting the event, photographed by Laura Nova, digitally printed on Epson matter paper. Cloth-covered clamshell box, with plexi frame, and cardboard enclosure sealed with Velco, and rubber stamped with shipping symbols.