High Desert Test Sites (HDTS): 5/12-13 2007

So now that it is nearly time to make the trek out to the desert for the annual HDTS events, we thought we'd tempt you with a little taste of what to expect. Don't think about it, just go! It's important...

This from WGSN:

"A truly beautiful and mesmerising piece - a playful and humorous artwork that also makes the viewer question his surroundings," wrote WGSN's LA correspondent Sally Lohan after stumbling upon Sarah Vanderlip's Glimmer Egg during a visit to The High Desert Test Sites in Joshua Tree."

And from the HDTS release:

"Our more streamlined and intimate event this year means less time in the car and more time sitting in the sunshine, conversing at the saloon, or cooling of in a hotel pool. It will be like the early days at HDTS when the adventure was the event. Make hotel or camping reservations early as most accommodations are already filling up!

Participants include:
a waving flag by David Shrigley
a disappearance and reappearance by Rodney McMillian
a living thing by Liz Larner
a fierce dog by Julia Scher
a Polish Western by Piotr Uklanski
a stage presence by John Bock
a bikini performance by Ann Magnuson
a small business by Lisa Anne Auerbach
a roadside sign by Jack Pierson
some Wagon Station Customizations at A-Z West
a swap meet organized by Amy and Wendy Yao (check out the swapmeet blog!)
winding down with the afternoon rock star event at the Art Queen.

In addition to the driving tour there will be four meeting points/times throughout the weekend: Maps will be available on May 12th and 13th from 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM at the HDTS HQ, directly south of Coyote Corner on Park Drive in downtown Joshua Tree.

reason enough? No? Check here then: http://www.highdeserttestsites.com/index.html