With 'immigration' coming to a head, AsylumNYC -- a timely artist-in-residence program for foreign artists -- is moving forward with 10 finalists selected out of 200 entrants from 43 countries, and an exhibit opening this Monday.
But, for the final "contestants" who have been chosen, "on Monday, [they] will have to give up all of their own materials. In exchange, each will be issued pen, paper, a mattress and space on the floor. For the rest of the week, that's where they'll live, getting three meals a day and creating artwork to be judged by two Wooloo members on Saturday. Where they get other materials from is their problem, but they can't leave." Read more in the NYT. And, for more background.
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