Jerry's Map
Jerry's Map is an imaginary city created by Jerry, which he started drawing in 1963 as a doodle during his spare time. The map was set aside in 1983 but was later rediscovered by Jerry's son, Henry, who inspired Jerry to continue the project. The map has since evolved into a two-dimensional virtual world art project consisting of over 4000 individual panels, with its execution dictated by a set of rules and random instructions.
- ▪Jerry started drawing the map in 1963 and continued to add to it until 1983.
- ▪The map was rediscovered by Jerry's son, Henry, who inspired Jerry to continue the project.
- ▪The map is now comprised of over 4000 individual eight by ten inch panels.
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What is it?In the summer of 1963 Jerry began drawing a map of an imaginary city. The work started as a doodle done in the spare time he had while working at a tedious job. He continued to add to that map through the years until, in 1983, he set it aside to put his free time to other use.It was stored in the attic of his home in Cold Spring, New York. It gathered dust. Jerry’s son, Henry, found it one day while rummaging around. He brought it down and asked what it was. Seeing it then triggered Jerry to dust it off and continue the project.Years later, the Map is now a two-dimensional “virtual world” art project which is now comprised of over 4000 individual eight by ten inch panels. When assembled, these panels form an approximate circle.
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