Cat Power Goes Postal!

No, she's not teaming up with The Postal Service, as much as we'd die to hear that collabo. No, instead she has teamed up with the MoMa for an exhibit involving massive film screens and 'urban life'. Read the full story below, via Pierceland Herald:

A new exhibit was unveiled Tuesday at the Museum of Modern Art — or rather on the Museum of Modern Art. Aitken created a series of five films centering around life in an urban environment.

The films, each about 15 to 20 minutes long, are played on seven of the large walls that make up MoMA‘s midtown Manhattan building. They focus on a businessman, played by Donald Sutherland , an office worker, played by Tilda Swinton , and a bike messenger, depicted by drummer Ryan Donowho. Brazilian musician and actor Seu Jorge plays an electrician who makes the advertising signs at Times Square glow, and Chan Marshall, who records music under the name Cat Power, stars as a postal worker.

"It‘s fun, fascinating and best of all free of charge," Mayor Michael Bloomberg said of the installation. The sculpture garden, normally closed this time of year, will remain open for the project, which is called "Sleepwalkers," museum officials said. "A project like this creates a very different dialogue with the public, who we hope will be inspired to think about art in relation to the city itself and to the larger urban experience," Lowry said.

Has anybody seen this yet? Is it impressive?