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Throughout the summer of 1999, the storefront of Deitch Projects at 76 Grand Street is the center of operations for Tourguide?, Christine Hill’s functional enterprise specializing in improvisational walking tours. Acting as a catalyst for new experiences in the Big Apple, Hill (b. 1968, Binghamton, NY) and her Tourguide? participants infiltrate the city and engage in dialogues about New York’s inner workings, providing an entertaining and humorous alternative to the popular, commercial tours of New York City.
Hill’s selection of offbeat sites highlights aspects of New York that most guidebooks do not, embellishing them with anecdotes and group discussion about their cultural ramifications. During the two-hour tours, groups are guided primarily through downtown locations, but Hill also offers excursions to other parts of the city and augments the scheduled tours to include guest guides, theme events, treasure hunts, and special excursions.
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As found on Public Art Fund’s website.
Credits
Tourguide? is a project of the Public Art Fund, commissioned through In the Public Realm, a program of site-specific proposals and projects by New York artists.
In the Public Realm is supported with public funds from The New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency, and the City of New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and with generous support from the Joyce Mertz-Gilmore Foundation, The Greenwall Foundation, The Heathcote Foundation, The Silverweed Foundation, and friends of the Public Art Fund.
Special Thanks to Deitch Projects.
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