Kinlaw's FALL RISK Suspends Artist 150 Feet Above Times Square
Artist Kinlaw has realized FALL RISK, a performance staged 150 feet above Times Square in New York. The work examines care and the shortcomings of the American healthcare system. Securing permission to hang from a crane in Times Square required a full year. In an accompanying diary, Kinlaw frames the piece around efforts to obtain care for their mother and father. The project was documented by ELEPHANT.
Key facts
- Kinlaw is the artist behind FALL RISK
- The performance took place 150 feet above Times Square in New York
- FALL RISK explores care and failures of the American healthcare system
- Permission to hang from a crane in Times Square took a year to obtain
- Kinlaw's diary connects the work to securing care for their mother and father
- ELEPHANT published the diary account
Entities
Artists
- Kinlaw
- Maddy Talias
- Sara O'Keeffe
- Damian Santucci
- Frank Alfano
- Mark Moeske
- Cameron Sczempka
- Jason Sondock
- Kathleen Dycaico
- Grace
- Ripley
- Jen
Institutions
- ELEPHANT
- Rubberband
- AM New York
- Aetna
- MyChart
- Hershey's
Locations
- Times Square
- New York
- United States