Timeline

7/17/2010
  • The idea "Bloody Hands" is born.
  • First launch: Inviting the artist Jean Paul Niko.
  • Experimenting with my first bloody hands, going out to a New York club and a friends house after with palms painted red.
7/20
  • Developing first aesthetic concepts and sharing with Niko

7/22
  • Starting the documentary blog and site "Bloody Hands".
7/23
  • Creating a twitter account "bloodyhands2010". (now Nikki_York)
7/28
  • Inviting a small group of friends to the official 2nd launch of "Bloody Hands" on August 7th and 8th.
Since 7/28
  • Ideas, writing and art work is coming in being collected by Nikki York. Discussions are starting via email and in person. Groups are forming and we are visiting exhibitions, work, party and combine forces in any manner.
    7/30
    • Nikki York's first "bloody Hands" private performance" with video shoot by Remi Pann (video artist) and Jean-Paul Niko (photo artist).
    8/7
    • 2nd launch, day 1: "Blood is beautiful" Performance @ the Don Hills and Baddies, NY
    8/8
    • 2nd launch, day 2: "Blood is sisterhood" Performance @ Mars bar, NY with Alex and Lily
     8/12
    • Performance with Lily @ China 1, NY
    8/20
    • Performance @ Lucky Cheng's and the box, NY
     8/28
    • Happening @ Tompkins Square Park open air with Mikey and Cowboy
    9/10
    • Reaching out to community leaders for cooperation
    9/31 - 11/9
    • Nikki York travels (Burning Man, Cross Country trip by car, Jamaica, California)
    12/2010
    • I can't count the number of people who did "Bloody Hands" anymore
    • Bloody Hands was entered into Saatchi Show down and according to their ticker 4952 people saw it
    1/2011
    • Nikki York travels (Santa Cruz, CA, cross country via car, Boston MA)
    Since Febuary 2011:
    •  Contributions are being collected
    • Bloody Hands is submitted to calls for art work/performance of such kind