HANGOUTS
URBAN ENCOUNTERS | SITE, SIGHT, SEEN, AND SCENE GEORGE HUAIYU ZHANG Lincoln Center NEW YORK, NY
All photography by George Huaiyu Zhang unless otherwise noted
AN ETERNAL HANGOUT IFC MALL | SHANGHAI, CN These two heads seem to enjoy their hangout out in the open on a daily basis, rain or shine...
HANGING OUT IN THE AQUA MARINA BAY SANDS | SINGAPORE, SG Just a casual hangout on the water on the top of the city...
HANGING OUT IN A DESIGN SCHOOL SAM FOX SCHOOL OF DESIGN + VISUAL ARTS, WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS | ST LOUIS, MO A “bench” for a digital fabrication project at the Fumihiko Maki-designed Steinberg Hallbecomes a perfect hangout for the kids at the Alberti Program every Saturday.
HANGING OUT WITH SOMEONE ELSE OVER THE PHONE KERRY PARKSIDE | SHANGHAI, CN A hangout deals with ostensibly just oneself, but in fact involves someone else on the other end of the phone...
HANGOUT AS ART POWERSTATION OF ART | SHANGHAI CHINA Just a casual hangout at the museum reading newspapers aloud in a rhythmic manner... [This is part of a action art piece called The News Blues by Nicholas Bussmann at the 2014 Shanghai Biennale. Inspired by hangouts in the alleyways of the city, actors were invited to read newspapers of the day in blues. A video of the troupe in action: _________________.
HANGOUT THROUGH SELFIE STEINBERG HALL, WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS | ST. LOUIS, MO, USA The span of an arm implies an opportunity for a momentary hangout initiated by the desire to take a selfie, which was a topic of fascniation with Peter Eisenman, who was the speaker for the night.
A COINCIDENTIAL HANGOUT HIMALAYA ART MUSEUM | SHANGHAI, CN Four individuals who wouldn’t have otherwise made encounters coincidentially stood in a rhythmic manner as they read the exhibition’s descriptions.
HANGOUT WITH REFLECTIONS MILLENIUM PARK | CHICAGO, IL, USA The public stand underneath the renowned Cloud Gate by Anish Kapoor, interacting with reflections of themselves as part of the hangout experience.
AN URBAN PASTORAL HANGOUT K11 MALL | SHANGHAI CHINA Another casual hangout in the inner city with farm animals...
HANGOUT WITH TECHNOLOGY TIANZIFANG | SHANGHAI, CN
HANGOUT EN ROUTE O’HARE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT | CHICAGO, IL, USA The connection between two terminals become a common hangout as people travel from one place to another.
HANGOUT WITH THE OTHER END SCHOOL OF THE ART INSTITUTE CHICAGO | CHICAGO, IL, USA An implied interaction with someone on the lower floor on the other end of the lens...
IMPROMPTU HANGOUT PXSTL PAVILION, PULITZER FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS | ST. LOUIS A pavilion commissioned by the Pulitzer Arts Foundation in hope to revitalize the Grand Center area in St. Louis. The photo is one of the improptu events being held as part of the program.
AN ORDINARY HANOUT JOHN HANCOCK BUILDING | BOSTON, MA, USA
Here’s another kind of HANG-OUT... SHANGHAI, CN
And here’s how architects do hangouts... SOURCE | INSTAGRAM: @BARNESNSTROBEL
SOURCE | ZHUYAN WANG / PCPOP.COM
APRIL 2015 GEORGE HUAIYU ZHANG
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