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Rebar is a San Francisco based art/design

collective and interdisciplinary studio operating

at the intersection of art, design and ecology.

Founded by Matt Passmore, John Bela, Blaine

Merker and Teresa Aguilera, Rebar’s mission is to

create objects, spaces and ideas that inspire people

to re-imagine the environment and our place in it.

Rebar is known for guerilla-style public space

interventions including Park(ing) Day , which

transforms parking spots into mini one-day parks.

Ultimately welcomed by San Francisco’s Mayor and

its Director of City Greening, Park(ing) Day effectivelyinitiated an urban design revolution in its home city

and has since grown into a global movement.

Rebar will present examples of their recent work

and discuss the role of user-generated urbanism in

shaping the contemporary metropolis.

NatioNal iNstitute for experimeNtal arts   Email niea@unsw.edu.au Web www.niea.unsw.edu.au

NatioNal iNstitute for experimeNtal arts

Date  21 September 2011

TIME 6-8pm (pre lecture drinks 5.30pm-6.00pm)

Location  EG02 Lecture Theatre, COFA Paddington, Corner of Oxford Street & Greens Road

COST FREE

REBAR  Elasticity: User Generated Urbanism andthe Adaptive Metropolis A Curating Cities Guest Lecture

Curating Cities

Curating Cities is a ve year project on public art and

eco-sustainable development run by NIEA, the City of

Sydney, Object Centre for Australian Craft and Design

and Carbon Arts, funded by the Australian Research

Council.

Rebar at Laneway Art 2011

Rebar’s work Bubbleway will be featured in City of

Sydney’s Laneway Art 2011 under the theme of Urbanity 

(Re) Engaged, curated by Amanda Sharrad and Justine

Topfer. Bubbleway is an inatable social furniture systemwhich will provide a space for social interaction in the

historically-rich laneway of Bulletin Place. This work will

be on exhibition until 31 January 2012. Laneway Art 2011,

which opens 23 September is par t of City of Sydney’s of

 Art and About program.