New York 2044
Public Art
New York 2044
New York 2044 is a speculative social sculpture in the form of an online and print newspaper conceived by the artist, writer, and organizer Noah Fischer. Commissioned by More Art, Fischer’s research-based artwork will take the form of a newspaper that proposes the city we want to inhabit in 2044, and how to get there.
When & Where
Publications will be distributed online and throughout NYC June – December 2024
Issue #1: Housing will be published June, 2024
Issue #2: Immigration will be published September 2024
Issue #3: Health & Labor will be published late 2024-early 2025
Noah Fischer, New York 2044, Issue #1, Housing Abundance Edition, print and digital newspaper, 2024.
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About the artist
Artist and activist Jenny Dubnau's story in comic form. Illustration by Noah Fischer. From New York 2044: Housing Abundance Edition.
New York 2044 is a speculative social sculpture in the form of an online and print newspaper conceived of by the artist, writer, and organizer Noah Fischer. Commissioned by More Art, Fischer’s research-based artwork will take the form of a newspaper that proposes the city we want to inhabit in 2044, and how to get there.
Issues report on how the gap between rich and poor is radically narrowing, green housing is plentiful and affordable, and life is healthier and more equitable in New York City, 20 years in the future, without avoiding the familiar challenges and paradoxes. Each headline is shaped by interviews with someone deeply committed to that particular aspect of city life in the present, and a snippet of their personal journey is told in graphic novel format by clicking their author picture on the article. Three playful, aspirational, retro-futuristic, visually stunning printed and online issues will be produced over 2024, joining in concert with More Art’s other public programs, events, and projects for the year.
Issue 1 focuses on housing (a.k.a. “The Rent Is Too Damn Affordable!”), issue #2 will focus on immigration (“Welcoming All to the City of the World”) and issue 3 will focus on Health and Labor (“Years Added to New Yorker’s Lives!”).
New York 2044 begins as a series of speculative interviews. Folks from organizations working on these issues, as well as others with diverse and interesting perspectives, are invited to step outside of their day-to-day, and dream up future scenarios. Illustrations bring these visions to life, making them accessible, joyful, and personal. Over the run of the project, issues of the newspaper will be distributed to New Yorkers in public spaces at public events.
Noah Fischer
Noah Fischer is a Brooklyn-based maker, performer, and educator whose work shifted from the gallery to the streets; from installations into stage design and performance, organizing, drawing, and writing. Noah has contributed to public discourse over the role cultural institutions play within capitalism and the debts that affect creative communities. He has exhibited in museums internationally with and without permission. As a founding member of Occupy Museums, a member of Gulf Labor Coalition, and a longtime collaborator with Berlin-based theater group andcompany&Co, he balances collective and solo practice. He has participated in the Berlin Biennale, documenta, Whitney Biennial, and the Venice Biennale. Fischer teaches art at Parsons and NYU. He is currently finishing a science ficton novel about direct democracy.
New York 2044 Issues
Each edition of New York 2044 takes the form of a printed and online newspaper featuring reports from the imaginations of New York's committed citizens, along with their personal stories in comic form.
Supporters
New York 2044 is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
Project Credits
Color assistance by Katherine Domínguez.