Monday, September 12, 2011

Green Man: from HiLine to Columbia University




HiLine aka FineLine. Green Man jogging near Avery and Low Library. Why is he jogging in a charteuse-green body suit with shorts on the walkways of Columbia University campus? Is he making a statement? Is he mad? What gives? He must be seeking higher knowledge, but what is that knowledge? This is surely a conceptual project, no? Maybe he or she is trying to experience what it feels like to be green, like Kermit the Frog or might she/he be part of a biology experiment or is this a new art form. Anonymous droid let loose on campus. The Green Man on the ultra-fashionista FineLIne when Hi Line Green Man still had a face; but this person has disappeared within his body suit. The being, whoever it was, recalls a marvelous Paul Taylor dance where the dancers wore tan body suits. But that piece was memorable for its humor, its choreography , its characters and characterizations but green man speaks to the moment, the inanity of the 21st century in the United States. Hope for the best and keep your fingers crossed.

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