Museum of the Moving Image
This Queens museum is devoted to technology both old (arcade consoles, film projectors) and new (animated GIFs). One of its hidden exhibits straddles the two: For “DVD Dead Drop,” an ongoing installation curated by German artist Aram Bartholl, visitors insert a DVD-R into a slot in the exterior of Moving Image’s building, and about 15 minutes later, the disc is returned with a piece of digital art burned onto it. More than 200 visitors have taken part in the program since it launched last August. “The purpose of it is to be secret,” explains Jason Eppink, associate curator of digital media. 36-01 35th Ave at 37th St, Astoria, Queens (718-777-6888, movingimage.us)
Time Out New York spends a lot of time telling readers about cool New York City venues like the Bell House in Gowanus, Brooklyn; the Museum of the Moving Image in Queens; and Williamsburg, Brooklyn's City Reliquary Museum; now we’ve uncovered the secrets of these New York attractions.
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