Ten Days That Shook the World: the Centennial Decade was a multi-media exhibition at the Herring Cove Beach Bathhouse in the Cape Cod National Seashore in Provincetown, MA; September 28 to October 7, 2012.
Ten Days That Shook the World: the Centennial Decade reflected on time, climate, impermanence and Provincetown’s cultural legacy.
The Herring Cove Bathhouse was built in the 1950s after the devastating 1938 hurricane, this modernist architectural fortress became a stronghold against – and a refuge from – the destabilizing sea. This fortified, windowless citadel was on the verge of being swept into the ocean, just like playwright Eugene O’Neill’s dune house.
Ten Days That Shook the World references John Reed’s famous account of the Russian Revolution of 1917. He, O’Neill, Nieth Boyce, Susan Glaspell and others were members of the revolutionary Provincetown Players, which gave birth to modern American theater in 1915.
This community minded project was directed by Jay Critchley in collaboration with Provincetown 10 Days of Art Festival, the Cape Cod National Seashore and the Provincetown Community Compact (The Compact). Proposals were accepted by visual, installation and performance artists, actors, playwrights, writers, musicians, dancers, cultural organizations, students and the community non-profits for installations, performances, lectures, art classes, recording sessions, video projections and other activities to mark the passing of this community landmark.
The Herring Cove Bathhouse imposing architectural spaces included: two open-air changing rooms, showers and bathrooms; four windowless rooms; a large atrium, two portico staging areas and exterior walls; and the concession building.
Ten Days That Shook the World: the Centennial Decade reflected on time, climate, impermanence and Provincetown’s cultural legacy.
The Herring Cove Bathhouse was built in the 1950s after the devastating 1938 hurricane, this modernist architectural fortress became a stronghold against – and a refuge from – the destabilizing sea. This fortified, windowless citadel was on the verge of being swept into the ocean, just like playwright Eugene O’Neill’s dune house.
Ten Days That Shook the World references John Reed’s famous account of the Russian Revolution of 1917. He, O’Neill, Nieth Boyce, Susan Glaspell and others were members of the revolutionary Provincetown Players, which gave birth to modern American theater in 1915.
This community minded project was directed by Jay Critchley in collaboration with Provincetown 10 Days of Art Festival, the Cape Cod National Seashore and the Provincetown Community Compact (The Compact). Proposals were accepted by visual, installation and performance artists, actors, playwrights, writers, musicians, dancers, cultural organizations, students and the community non-profits for installations, performances, lectures, art classes, recording sessions, video projections and other activities to mark the passing of this community landmark.
The Herring Cove Bathhouse imposing architectural spaces included: two open-air changing rooms, showers and bathrooms; four windowless rooms; a large atrium, two portico staging areas and exterior walls; and the concession building.
