76 THE QUEENS COURIER • BUZZ • MAY 28, 2015 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.queenscourier.com Brooklyn artist Fanny Allié is displaying her most recent artwork, called “A Bench for the Night,” at the NYC Parks Greenstreet on Jackson Avenue and 46th Avenue. ONSITE DOCTORS • EYE EXAMS • CONTACTS • 1 HOUR SERVICE • VISION PLANS ACCEPTED • SUNGLASSES • LOWEST PRICES 2 PAIR OF EYEGLASSES QC QC $79 Includes: EYE EXAM, Frames & Lenses Select frames with clear plastic, single vision lenses+/- 4 sph., 2 cyl. Not valid with any other offers, sales, vision plans or packages. Must present prior to purchase. Offer valid at this location only. Expires 7/6/15 NO-LINE BIFOCAL EYEGLASSES $99 Includes: EYE EXAM, No-Line Bifocal Lenses & Frame Select frame with select clear plastic no-line bifocal lenses +/- 4 sph., 2 cyl up to 2.50 add. Not valid with any other offers, sales, vision plans or packages. Must present prior to purchase. Offer valid at this location only. Expires 7/6/15 BAY TERRACE SHOPPING CENTER 211-51 26 AVENUE • BAYSIDE, NY 11360 718.631.3699 with the purchase of glasses. Contact Lens Exam and fitting add’l. *See store for details. *FREE EYE EXAM Photo Courtesy of Fanny Allié $99 DISPOSABLE CONTACTS Includes: EYE EXAM, 2 Boxes of Lenses Clear Soft brand clear spherical Lenses/ *Contact lens fitting additional. Not valid with any other offers, sales, vision plans or packages. Must present prior to purchase. Offer valid at this location only. Some restrictions apply. See store for details. Expires 7/6/15 QC Summer Savings! $100 OFF A FREE PAIR OF SUNGLASSES OR SPARE PAIR INCLUDES FREE EYE EXAM Second pair frame from select group with plastic, single vision lenses ‘+/- 4 sph, 2 cyl. st Dilation & contact lens exam additional. 2013 Not valid with any other offers, sales, vision plans or packages. Must present prior to purchase. Expires 7/6/15 of the THE QUEENS QueensCourier.com Place FLEX SPENDING Use it or lose it! QC buzz LIC public art looks to raise awareness about homelessness BY ANGY ALTAMIRANO aaltamirano@queenscourier.com/@aaltamirano28 Residents and visitors in Long Island City looking for a place to sit will get more than just that when coming into contact with a new public art installation aiming to raise awareness about homelessness. Brooklyn artist Fanny Allié has come together with the Parks Department to display her most recent artwork called “A Bench for the Night” at the NYC Parks Greenstreet on Jackson Avenue and 46th Avenue. Allié’s piece, which will be on view through November, is a wooden bench shaped in the silhouette of a sleeping person, reminding those who see is that a public bench serves as a potential bed for some New Yorkers. “A Bench for the Night,” Allié’s second artwork with that Parks Department’s Art in the Parks program, offers viewers a look into how individuals who live on the street can often become dehumanized. This piece is a continuation of the artist’s focus on the issue of homelessness. She took part in the Engaging Artists Residency in 2014 organized by the Artist Volunteer Center and More Art, which largely focused on homelessness. During this residency, artists were encouraged to engage in volunteer opportunities – volunteering at least half a day per week at a local charity – and interactive workshops with professionals in the fi elds of fi ne art and activism. Allié’s Long Island City art installation is also a continuation of her 2011 piece called “The Glowing Homeless,” created for Bring to Light NYC: Nuit Blanche in Brooklyn, and which featured a neon outline of a human form that rested of a park bench. When preparing for the installation, Allié noticed the area where the piece would go lacked seating. Along with raising awareness for homelessness, she has also created a new social space in the plaza. According to a description of “A Bench for the Night,” the piece looks to refl ect a person’s desire to look for an isolated place to rest and be removed from the movement of the city.
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