Subway Quiet Volume Two
Art’s Birthday 2026 Limited Edition Zine
A collaborative presentation curated by Zhenya, Misha, and Lorenzo, we continued the subway tradition, turning the train into a moving instrument. Ahead of the performance, artists and musicians were invited to create visual responses to the idea of quiet noise, inspired by silent film and Vitagraph Studios. On January 17, 2026 the journey ran from Coney Island to Avenue M, blending field recordings, improvisation, and collective sound into one piece.
Full set numbered limited edition (30 copies)
44 pages zine + original print by Zhenya Sklar
+ 30" cassette + DIY flexi-disc + pin + stickers
Zine edition (33 copies)
Featuring artists: Omen Project (Tim Pickerill), Marija Kovačević, Serhiy Ruskyy, Awkward Silence (Misha Sklar), Shiloh Blue (Shiloh Janowick), Lorenzo Sanjuan, Zhenya Sklar, Matt Miller, Benjamin Levitt, Ray Weitzenberg, David Beyers, Brian Gibson Kish, Chuck Bettis, Dani Morgenstern, F.Davelman, Federico Balducci, Noxmade, Jonathan Franco, soldoutartshow, magazinnik, tak3san, Manya Kotlin, Marcia Bassett, smileybird, Terminally Alive Human, Tracy Cregan, and Anton Foton.
Saturday, May 30 from 5pm to 7pm
yume. 671 Flatbush Ave
Sound artists:
Omen Project, Marija Kovačević, Serhiy Ruskyy, Awkward Silence, Shiloh Blue, and Lorenzo Sanjuán
Visual collaborators: Zhenya Sklar, Matt Miller, Benjamin Levitt, Ray Weitzenberg, David Beyers, Brian Gibson Kish, Chuck Bettis, Dani Morgenstern, F. Davelman, Federico Balducci, Noxmade, Jonathan Franco, soldoutartshow, magazinnik, Manya Kotlin, Marcia Bassett, Smiley Bird, Terminally Alive Human, and Tracy Cregan.
Photos by Anton Trofymov.
--------------------------------------------------------------Streamed at artsbirthday.net.
Stream of a journey from Coney Island Station on the Q line and travel north to Avenue M, near the iconic Vitagraph Studios chimney, where field recordings, live improvisation, and collaborative noise unfolded with Omen Project, Marija Kovačević, Serhiy Ruskyy, Awkward Silence, Shiloh Blue, and Lorenzo Sanjuán, to celebrate Art’s 1,000,063rd birthday on January 17, 2026, from 2 p.m.
Previous Years:
2025
On January 17th, 2025, we celebrated Art’s 1,000,062nd birthday with a 4-hour underground stream on artsbirthday.net, broadcasting live from the Franklin Avenue Shuttle in Brooklyn.
on the Franklin Avenue Shuttle,
sometimes in the front car,
other times in the back.
Noise, laughter, poetry, reverb,
and subway clatter collided into
an
ephemeral sculpture of time and motion.
Thank you for riding with us.
A 10-minute cassette edition was released—limited to 17 copies.
Besides other promo unique pieces.
A 17-minute-and-17-second excerpt from that night—a moving capsule of sound, rhythm, and fleeting encounters. Recorded between stations, it features fragments from live sets by Madeline at Neighbors, vydavy, Lorenzo SP, Jaguar Psychosis, and FEET.
cinematography Zhenya Plechkina
edition Lorenzo Sanjuan-Pertusa
sound explorations
Madeline at Neighbors
Jaguar Psychosis
FEET
production Misha Sklar
Zhenya Plechkina
Liubov NovozhyLova
Serhiy Ruskyy
Lorenzo SP
Brooklyn, 2025
2024
January 17, 2024 is Art’s 1,000,061st Annivesary, we must celebrate it!
24-hours-stream: Art’s birthday 2024
live stream at artsbirthday.net on January 17, from 00:01am till 11:59pm ET
Selection of different versions from the six hours live on January 17, 2023 at artsbirthday.net.
2022
Live stream at artsbirthday.net with interactions using a piece made of junk in order to join the global celebration of the 1,000,059th Art's birthday on January 17 2022, the day which was first proposed in 1963 by French artist Robert Filliou.
Live stream at artsbirthday.net with interactions using a piece made of a turntables junk parts in order to join the global celebration of the 1,000,058th Art's birthday on January 17 2021, the day which was first proposed in 1963 by French artist Robert Filliou.
Art's Birthday is an annual exchange-art event celebrated on January 17th by a global network of artists and organizations. This tradition was first proposed in 1963 by French artist Robert Filliou.
Pictured Above:"Micro-Retrospective in a Paper Hat"
This limited series of 10 pieces (+6 P.A.) was sent to various parts of the world on January 17, 2019.
Explore more on Instagram using the hashtag #microretrospective .
2018
Surprise party celebrating the 1,000,055th anniversary of art hosted by LB
Surprise party celebrating the 1,000,054th anniversary of art hosted by LB
This awesome piece was created in collaboration with a group of cool and creative people that attended the Surprise Party for the 1,000,054th Anniversary of Art
2016
Surprise party celebrating the 1,000,053rd anniversary of art hosted by The exLB's
