Mike Nelson

http://www.creativetime.org/programs/archive/2007/nelson/

"This fall, artist Mike Nelson transforms the disused interior of the Essex Street Market in NYC’s Lower East Side, taking audiences on an unexpected journey through reconstructed rooms, passageways, and meticulously assembled environments. Inspired by the building’s history, the surrounding neighborhood, the artist’s literary and cultural references, and the current social climate in the United States, the installation comes to life via materials gleaned from local salvage yards and debris from the market’s heyday. This site-specific project, the London-based artist’s first major installation in the U.S., will offer audiences an opportunity to explore a forgotten building, once a bustling part of the Lower East Side, which has been inaccessible to the public for the past thirteen years."