I’m back from Asia and rolling right into some public art action. I’m proud to be part of Windows Brooklyn, a community exhibit pairing artists with storefront windows in Brooklyn’s Cobble Hill and Carroll Gardens neighborhoods June 14-22. My storefront: vintage furniture shop Yesterday’s News at 428 Court Street at 2nd Place (which happens to be right around the corner from where I used to live).

It’s a question every New Yorker wonders – how much is my neighbor paying for their apartment? I’ve Lived is an interactive installation that helps demystify the topic by inviting local residents and other passers-by to share information about their living situation. Inspired by Illegal Art’s Post-it note installation, this project covers a storefront window with Post-it notes stamped with specific fill-in-the-blank forms. Passers-by can fill in a note with their own apartment information and balk at the high and low numbers paid by others. By the end of the week, the window will have transformed into a useful collection of personal notes created by and relevant to the community, as well as serve as a reflection of changing real estate. Local knowledge shared via office staples! Big thanks to Kay Cheng (above) for helping me install it! See more pictures of the project here.