About this Event
Condiment Wars: A Wrestling Match is a free event that celebrates Jen Catron and Paul Outlaw’s public art project, presented by Times Square Arts.
Times Square Arts, Jen Catron & Paul Outlaw present Condiment Wars: A Wrestling Match, featuring the EWA and Choke Hole
Duffy Square, Broadway & 46th St
Friday, May 3 | 6-8pm
Come experience athletic theater and the art of aggression in the most absurd fashion - a drag and condiment-themed wrestling extravaganza at the foot of the Hot Dog! The event kicks off with EWA wrestling group pitting toppings against toppings for the ultimate tongue-in-cheek smackdown. For the final act, the drag wrestling queens of Choke Hole face off with capitalism, corporate America, and the masculinity of the sport itself with their signature fever-pitch pageantry - a perfect match for Times Square.
Hot Dog in the City Public Programming & Events Schedule:
Daily, April 30 - June 13, 2024 | 12pm
Confetti Celebrations
Broadway & 46th St
Friday, May 3, 2024 | 6-8pm
Condiment Wars: A Wrestling Match featuring EWA and Choke Hole
Broadway & 46th St
RSVP Encouraged
Friday, May 10, 2024 | 5-6pm
The Hottest Dog Show: A Canine Beauty Pageant with AKC Museum of the Dog
Broadway & 46th St
RSVP Encouraged
Friday, May 17, 2024 | 12-2pm
Hot Dog Eating Contest with Nathan’s Famous Hot Dogs & Major League Eating
Broadway & 46th St
RSVP Encouraged
Sunday, June 9, 2024 | 12-5pm
To Be Frank: A Hot Dog Summit with The Town Hall
The Town Hall, 123 W 43rd St
Tickets Required
Thursday, June 13, 2024 | 12pm
Closing Ceremony & Election Results
Visit tsq.org/hotdog for more information on upcoming Hot Dog in the City programming and events.
Location
Condiment Wars: A Wrestling Match will be held on Duffy Square in Times Square, at Broadway & W 46th Street. The sculptural installation, Hot Dog in the City will be on view on the Broadway pedestrian plaza between 46th and 47th Sts through June 13, 2024.
Closest subway lines include 1, A, C, E at 50th Street Station; B, D, E at 7th Avenue; B, D, F, M at 47-50 St-Rockefeller Center; N, Q, R, W at 49th Street Subway Station.
Inclement Weather Advisory Plan
We intend to hold this outdoor event in (light) rain or shine, but we will monitor the weather and share updates closer to event dates if necessary. Events may be canceled should severe weather conditions be forecasted.
Information for Visitors with Disabilities
There will be is ADA Accessible seating/viewing area. For guests needing special accommodation, please email Times Square Arts at [email protected].
ABOUT Hot Dog in the City
Frankfurters, wieners, Coneys, red hots! Dynamic artist duo Jen Catron and Paul Outlaw take street meat to new heights with a 65 foot long sculpture of the iconic New York City style hot dog. Complete with hydraulics and bursts of confetti, this spectacular animatronic installation sited in the heart of Times Square will also be an anchor for serious talks, playful performances, and political debate. With equal parts spectacle, celebration, and critique, Catron and Outlaw symbolically supersize the all-American hot dog to examine consumption, capitalism, class, and contemporary culture. Hot Dog in the City builds upon the artists’ layered conceptual practice which spans elaborate large-scale sculptures, kinetic installations and immersive experiences, often infused with humor and camp to prompt cultural and political commentary.
ABOUT Jen Catron and Paul Outlaw
Jen Catron (b. 1984, Bluford, Illinois) and Paul Outlaw (b. 1980, Fairhope, Alabama) are collaborative artists who create elaborately staged, large-scale sculptures, kinetic installations, participatory experiences and immersive environments that oscillate between the tragic and absurd. The duo’s enduring fascination with gastronomy and performance took them all the way to the reality TV show “Chopped,” which became the pinnacle of their performative fish fry food truck project. Catron and Outlaw often use humor, camp, and spectacle as a subtle veil for subversion, and their layered conceptual works become a genuinely playful and entertaining platform for pointed cultural and political commentary. The two first met and joined forces while studying at the Cranbrook Academy of Art located outside of Detroit, Michigan. After graduation, they relocated their art practice to Brooklyn, New York, where they continue to live and work. Their work has been exhibited at institutions such as the Brooklyn Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, Cranbrook Art Museum, and Postmasters Gallery.
ABOUT Times Square Arts
Times Square Arts, the public art program of the Times Square Alliance, collaborates with contemporary artists and cultural institutions to experiment and engage with one of the world's most iconic urban places. Through the Square's electronic billboards, public plazas, vacant areas and popular venues, and the Alliance's own online landscape, Times Square Arts invites leading contemporary creators, such as Charles Gaines, Joan Jonas, Jeffrey Gibson, Pamela Council, Mel Chin and Kehinde Wiley, to help the public see Times Square in new ways. Times Square has always been a cultural district and place of risk, innovation and creativity, and the arts program ensures these qualities remain central to the district's unique identity.
ABOUT Choke Hole
ABOUT EWA
PROJECT SUPPORT
Support for Hot Dog in the City is provided in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature, and public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.
Fabrication services for Hot Dog in the City were handled by The Factory NYC, Stronghold Fine Arts and Themendous Scenic Studios. A special thank you to Marc Agger at Agger Fish Co.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Broadway & West 46th Street, Broadway & West 46th Street, New York, United States
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