MOMA PS1 director Biesenbach and his friends help out in the Rockaways

Image source: Randy Le’Moine Photography on Flickr

The NY Times reports on Klaus Biesenbach’s relief efforts in the Rockaways. Biesenbach is the director of LIC’s MOMA PS1 and also owns a home out on the Rockaways. Recently, he brought a bus of volunteers – which included “waifish artists, MoMA members, surfers and a film crew gathering footage for an exhibition that Mr. Biesenbach is curating on pressing environmental issues in the spring at MoMA P.S. 1.” – with him, armed with work clothes and a desire to help out with the cleanup efforts.

A couple of his volunteers included Madonna and Michael Stipe, impressing one local resident, who exclaimed, “Michael Stipe just cleaned my basement!”

Biesenbach remarked on how much work has been done in just a week, “You cannot believe the difference between this week and last week. It’s still a mess, but they’ve done so much work. It’s so inspiring.”

He even got a chance to sleep in his little home, the first time since the storm. Progress is happening.

Curating a Relief Effort on the Beach [NY Times]