100 Walkers, West Hollywood

PROJECT OVERVIEW

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100 Walkers, West Hollywood, a city-wide performance by Richard Kraft, took place on April 18, 2015. 100 community members dressed in dark suits and bowler hats, and wearing sandwich boards (with a unique image on both front and back), walked pre-determined routes through the city. The piece began with all Walkers standing in formation, waiting for the maestra of ceremonies to call their "start phrases,” releasing one walker at a time at set intervals. Once the walkers dispersed, they could be seen all over the city. During the piece performers remained silent and interactions were confined to the handing out of a business card. The performance ended when all walkers returned to their starting point, standing for one minute to finish their performance. Each walker captured the attention of most passersby enough to interrupt daily life and shift the viewer's awareness of their world.

PROJECT LOCATION

Public Space
Once the walkers dispersed from their starting location, 8752 El Tovar Place, they could be seen all over West Hollywood, particularly along all the main thoroughfares: Sunset, Santa Monica, Melrose, Beverly, San Vicente, Doheny, La Cienega, Crescent Heights and Fairfax.
City of West Hollywood
8752 El Tovar Place
West Hollywood, CA 90069
United States

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PROJECT TEAM

City of West Hollywod
City of West Hollywood
PROJECT DETAILS

Permanent
16,150
Public
Performance
Paper, Photography
2015
2016