Illegal Art and Ellerslie Village

Ellerslie Village is delighted to announce their partnership with international arts collective Illegal Art to bring the artwork ‘Incomplete’ to Ellerslie as part of ARTerslie, their annual arts event. This artwork encourages passers-by to finish the sentence “I __________ because __________ makes me _____________and _______________”. The public can add onto others writing or simply start afresh with their own thoughts.

Illegal Art, founded in the summer of 2001, is a collective of artists whose goal is to create participatory-based public art to inspire self-reflection, thought and human connection. Each piece is presented or distributed in a method in which participation is simple and encouraged. Their projects have been installed throughout the United States and South America, Europe and The Middle East. The results of their project, Suggestion Box, were published by Chronicle Books (Suggestion, August 2005). Suggestion Box has also travelled to three continents, activated by individuals and groups in their local communities, collecting suggestions from tens of thousands of people, in numerous languages.

Illegal Art’s work has been featured by such media outlets as National Public Radio, The New York Times, New York Magazine, The Los Angeles Times, The Boston Globe, The Public Art Review, and The Guardian. Their work was featured at the South by South Lawn (SXSL) festival of ideas, art, and action at The White House in October 2016 (Obama Administration)

Cofounder Otis Kriegel recently spoke about Illegal Art’s work at the TEDx Manhattan Beach in October 2018. Illegal Art also collaborates with other groups and institutions such as the architectural collective, 1319, based in Buenos Aires, Argentina and The Museum of Urban Art of Rome. Their work has been published in numerous catalogues throughout the United States and Europe.

The artwork will be displayed on the walkway between Ellerslie Post Office (97 Main Highway) and Little Luscious Café (101 Main Highway Ellerslie) from the 17th till the 31st May. Don’t miss your chance to visit, view and contribute.

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