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  THE LIBERTY FAIR

Downtown for Democracy organizes a block party and political fundraiser
on West 22nd Street in Chelsea, Sept. 12, 2004
 
 
Face painting by Melissa Bent of Rivington Arms gallery		  
Cotton candy, with artist Guy Richards Smit		  
Artist Theo Rosenblum		  
Kitchen director Debra Singer at Charlie Finch's soapbox		  
 
 
   
Inka Essenhigh at the face-painting booth		  
Kiki Smith at her tattoo parlor		  
"Free hypnosis to prove the Democrats can win" by Laura Parnes		    
 
 
 
Nicole Eisenmann making a portrait		  
Coloring with Brice Marden		  
Free purple clover garlands		  
Political t-shirts, courtesy the Gavin Brown family		  
 
 
   
Painter Will Cotton and designer Cynthia Rowley decorating cookies		  
The portrait booth, with (from right) Dana Schutz, Tim Lokiec and Ryan Johnson		  
Posing as a politico at Mark Dion’s "Mess Conference"		    
 
 
   
Hugging the Arnold Schwarzenegger punching dummy		  
Temporary tattoos by Ricci Albenda, Tony Just, Ed Ruscha, others		  
Sean Landers and his confessional		    
 
 
 
Painter Erik Parker as deejay		  
Benefit posters ($200 each) by Cecily Brown, Alexis Rockman, Amy Sillman, others		  
Artforum bigfoot Knight Landesman reads tarot		  
Zak Smith and his flea market		  
 
 
   
Lisa Levy addresses the crowd from the soapbox		  
Critic Emily Spears Meers at the kissing booth		  
Video artist Michel Auder gets a kiss		    
 
 
       
The Fredrick Petzel Gallery (with Allan McCollum photos) as electoral day-care center