On May 9, 2013, ICI, W Magazine, and Burberry hosted a dinner in celebration of do it: the compendium, at the Park Avenue Armory, New York. The soiree was highlighted by the enactment of do it instructions by Uri Aran and Yoko Ono, a live performance by Burberry Acoustic musician Roo Panes, and DJ set by artist Eddie Peake. Photographer: Joe Schildhorn /Billy Farrell Agency In May, Hans Ulrich Obrist, ICI and D.A.P. celebrated the launch of do it: the compendium, in partnership with Burberry, and together with W Magazine and our colleagues at MoMA PS1. From May 9 to 13, a series of events around the latest do it publication gave New York city an orange glow: ICI, W Magazine, and Burberry kicked off the celebrations with a dinner marking the launch of do it: the compendium, at the Park Avenue Armory (May 9); ICI presented two do it limited editions, by Mariana Abramovic and Stephen Kaltenbach at NADA, New York (May 1012); do it was featured at D.A.P.’s bookstore at Frieze, New York (May 1013); Burberry hosted an exclusive conversation with Kate Fowle, Hans Ulrich Obrist, Richard Wentworth, and Uri Aran (May 11); and finally we all celebrated the book with a signing at MoMA PS1 (May 12). Missed the New York celebrations? Dont miss out any more: get your copy of do it: the compendium here, and join the do it movement here. Private dinner in celebration of the launch of do it: the compendium Hosted by Hans Ulrich Obrist, Kate Fowle & Stefano Tonchi In partnership with Burberry Thursday, May 9, 7pm Park Avenue Armory 643 Park Avenue New York, NY 10065 ICI at NADA New York Booth 111 Friday, May 10Sunday, May 12 Pier 36Basketball City 299 South Street New York, NY 10002 (corner of South St. & Montgomery St.) Frieze Art Fair, New York DAP Bookstore Friday, May 10Monday, May 13 Randalls Island, New York A Conversation with Hans Ulrich Obrist, Uri Aran, and Richard Wentworth at Burberry, Soho Saturday, May 11 This informal talk brought insider do it perspectives from the curator and two participating artists. Book Signing at MoMA PS1 Sunday, May 12, 23pm 22-25 Jackson Avenue Queens, New York, 11101 do it coming to a venue near you! Beginning in May, do it is taking place all over the world, including Socrates Sculpture Park (New York), with the very first do it (outside); and Manchester Art Gallery, as part of the Manchester International Festival with the most comprehensive do it exhibition to date, presenting rooms dedicated to the 20-year archive, do it (TV), and an homage to do it artists no longer living. Starting this spring, do it exhibitions will also take place at Gund Gallery at Kenyon College (Gambier, Ohio), tranzit (Budapest, Hungary), MU artspace (Eindhoven, Netherlands), Samek Art Gallery at Bucknell University (Lewisburg, Pennsylvania), and many more to come. THANK YOU Thank you to Burberry for generously supporting the launch of do it: the compendium by donating 10% of all purchases from their Bleecker Street, 57th Street and Spring Street stores from May 912.
