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Conflux 2006
By Staff, Conflux
What happens where the sidewalk ends, when a bus stop shuts down, or if a new bridge is erected? For those intrigued by how city planning and other manifestations of urban landscapes affect our thoughts and behaviors, Conflux -- a yearly festival of psychogeography -- will investigate Brooklyn from September 14 through 17. The brainchild of Glowlab, an artist collective devoted to the musings of urban psychogeography, Conflux will rile the autumn streets with games, performances, installations, and a 24-hour road trip around the five boroughs, as well as exploratory walking, biking, and public-transit expeditions. (Thanks, InterActivist.) -- Suzanne Lindgren
http://confluxfestival.org/

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