Paul Shortt
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  • The Lawn Chair Talks County Wandering The How To Video Festival Full Dome Projection Series Colores Excerpts: Molly Springfield Metaphrase: Jeremy Flick & Jon Malis Adapt/Adorn
  • About
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Paul Shortt

  • Paul Shortt/
  • Painted Sign Works/
    • Farewell To Adulthood
  • Vinyl Sign Works/
    • Signs to Change Cincinnati
    • Flood Warning
    • Common Words
    • Time & Emergency Signs
  • Public Art/
    • Signs for the Future
    • Reserved For Loitering
    • Don't Let Adulthood Corrupt You
    • What's Your Sign?
  • Books and Editions/
    • How to Art Book Fair
    • Books 2020-Present
    • Books 2019
    • Books 2018
    • Books 2012-2017
    • Recent Editions
    • Editions
    • Book Advice
  • Sign Prints/
    • Signs To Change Your City
    • Signs for Artists
    • Language of NO
  • How To Loiter/
    • Reserved for Loitering
    • Loiter Here
    • Loitering Editions
  • Large Child/
    • Role Playing
    • Elementary
    • Solo Play
  • Older Projects/
    • Essentially Qualified
    • How To Be A Professional Amateur
    • 5 Star Ratings
    • Please No Photos
    • It's Simple But Complicated
    • How To Be Narcissistic
    • How To Do Interventions
    • Interactive Sculptures and Prints
    • Modern Greetings & Contemporary Farewells
    • Missed Connections
    • The Business of Selling Yourself
  • Curatorial/
    • The Lawn Chair Talks
    • County Wandering
    • The How To Video Festival
    • Full Dome Projection Series
    • Colores
    • Excerpts: Molly Springfield
    • Metaphrase: Jeremy Flick & Jon Malis
    • Adapt/Adorn
  • About/
  • CV/
  • Shortt Editions/
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Paul Shortt

Reserved for Loitering

Paul Shortt

  • Paul Shortt/
  • Painted Sign Works/
    • Farewell To Adulthood
  • Vinyl Sign Works/
    • Signs to Change Cincinnati
    • Flood Warning
    • Common Words
    • Time & Emergency Signs
  • Public Art/
    • Signs for the Future
    • Reserved For Loitering
    • Don't Let Adulthood Corrupt You
    • What's Your Sign?
  • Books and Editions/
    • How to Art Book Fair
    • Books 2020-Present
    • Books 2019
    • Books 2018
    • Books 2012-2017
    • Recent Editions
    • Editions
    • Book Advice
  • Sign Prints/
    • Signs To Change Your City
    • Signs for Artists
    • Language of NO
  • How To Loiter/
    • Reserved for Loitering
    • Loiter Here
    • Loitering Editions
  • Large Child/
    • Role Playing
    • Elementary
    • Solo Play
  • Older Projects/
    • Essentially Qualified
    • How To Be A Professional Amateur
    • 5 Star Ratings
    • Please No Photos
    • It's Simple But Complicated
    • How To Be Narcissistic
    • How To Do Interventions
    • Interactive Sculptures and Prints
    • Modern Greetings & Contemporary Farewells
    • Missed Connections
    • The Business of Selling Yourself
  • Curatorial/
    • The Lawn Chair Talks
    • County Wandering
    • The How To Video Festival
    • Full Dome Projection Series
    • Colores
    • Excerpts: Molly Springfield
    • Metaphrase: Jeremy Flick & Jon Malis
    • Adapt/Adorn
  • About/
  • CV/
  • Shortt Editions/

Reserved For Loitering is part of an ongoing project, How To Loiter, that seeks to re-imagine and create new sites for loitering through a Public Service Announcement style campaign. This temporary public art project includes signs, banners and balloons. My intent with this project is twofold in aiming not only to change the public perception about loitering, but also to encourage purposeful action while loitering. At the current stage of the project I've been trying to put the signs into peoples hands so they can determine where people can loiter.  I'm actively looking for community partners and neighborhoods to distribute the signs, if you would be interested please reach out. 

These images document the project in St. Louis, MO, Los Angeles, CA, Philadelphia, PA, Albuquerque, NM,  Washington D.C. and Baltimore, MD. This project will move to various communities across the United States over the next two-three years. 

South Compton St., St. Louis, MO, 2015

Girard Station, Philadelphia, PA, 2016

Central Ave, Albuquerque, NM, 2016

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South Compton St.,Los Angeles, CA, 2016

Rhode Island Place, Washington, DC, 2016

Alleyway, Muncie, IN, 2018

Carrollton Ave., Baltimore, MD, 2016

Agua Fria St., Santa Fe, NM, 2016

Route 221, Floyd, VA, 2017

Jefferson and Gravois St., St. Louis, MO, 2015

Iowa St., St. Louis, MO, 2015 

Nostrand Ave, Brooklyn, NY 2017

Lauren St., Baltimore, MD, 2016

Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PA, 2017

Chippewa St., St. Louis, MO, 2015

Broadway Boulevard, Kansas City, MO, 2018

Park St., Baltimore, MD, 2016

West Thompson St., Philadelphia, PA, 2016

Olive St., St. Louis, MO, 2015 

Howard St., Baltimore, MD, 2016

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Paca St., Baltimore, MD, 2016

Jackson St., Muncie, IN, 2018

Campaign Headquarters from Sporadic Democracy in St. Louis, MO.

Campaign Headquarters from Sporadic Democracy in St. Louis, MO.

Installation shot of Reserved For Loitering Solo show at the UIS Gallery in Springfield, IL 

Installation shot of Reserved For Loitering Solo show at the UIS Gallery in Springfield, IL 

Shot of How to Loiter at Open House in Kansas City, MO.

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