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Contemporary art is increasingly “untethered” and moves from the white cube of the gallery to any site – including the virtual – to engage the public in its own realm. Public art is an ever-expanding field of inquiry, with artists of all stripes exploring the public realm. Beyond murals, monuments, memorials (and the occasional mime) public art has become a vibrant and engaging practice. From the spectacular to the quotidian, permanent to ephemeral, sited to virtual, material to performative, conceptual to cinematic, we believe there are unprecedented opportunities for new art practices in our shared environment. This is the critical focus of Public Address.

Spot on – 3M and public art down under
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12.8.2009
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‘Dots for Love and Peace’ was designed specifically for the City Gallery by Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, who is renowned for her use of dots and repetitive patterns. The public artwork celebrates both her Mirrored Years exhibition and the re-opening of the City Art Gallery building. via StopPress.

‘Dots for Love and Peace’ was designed specifically for the City Gallery by Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, who is renowned for her use of dots and repetitive patterns. The public artwork celebrates both her Mirrored Years exhibition and the re-opening of the City Art Gallery building. via StopPress.

Home town manufacturer 3M supports new Yayoi Kusama Dots for Love and Peace in Wellington, NZ.

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Public art’s efficacy
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12.8.2009
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“After visiting Chicago, and particularly Millenium Park, this past summer, I started thinking a lot about public art. I decided I have an opinion on the subject.” via Nomadic Noesis

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Gallows art
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12.8.2009
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West of Rome Public Art and Los Angeles artist Sam Durant propose Scaffold: A Direct Appeal (Working Title). via West of Rome Public Art.

West of Rome Public Art and Los Angeles artist Sam Durant propose Scaffold: A Direct Appeal (Working Title). via West of Rome Public Art.

“West of Rome Public Art and Los Angeles artist Sam Durant propose Scaffold: A Direct Appeal (Working Title), an interactive, sculptural installation promoting public forum, to take place in the Spring and Summer of 2011 in three different cities—Houston, New York City and Los Angeles. Scaffold continues the artist’s long-standing practice of incorporating socio-political issues into large-scale installations.”

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Projections – inside, internal and in the streets
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12.7.2009
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Paul Pfeiffer, Cross Hall (2008), Wall-recessed mixed media diorama, peephole, live video feed projection. Dimensions variable. Installation view courtesy of Carlier Gebauer. Photo by Bernd Borchardt. Collection of Sammlung Goetz, Munich.

Paul Pfeiffer, "Cross Hall (2008)," Wall-recessed mixed media diorama, peephole, live video feed projection. Dimensions variable. Installation view courtesy of Carlier Gebauer. Photo by Bernd Borchardt. Collection of Sammlung Goetz, Munich.via Switchboard

Looks like a great line up for a panel with a ho-hum title “Confounding Expectations X: Photography in Context The Projected Photograph” at the Vera List Center this Thursday – George Baker, Andrea Geyer, Paul Pfeiffer, and Krzysztof Wodiczko.

“This panel will explore the multiple ways in which contemporary artists have utilized projection and installation strategies to display still photographic images, creating immersive and cinema-like experiences in museum and gallery environments.”

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Lyons Fetes des Lumieres
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12.6.2009
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Let’s Play with Time and the Weather 1e | Place des Terreaux from 5/12/2009 to 8/12/2009 | 5 déc : 18h-01h – Du 6 au 8 déc : 18h-00h An allegory of passing time and changing weather,

Marie-Jeanne Gauthé – Fabrice Chouiller, Let’s Play with Time and the Weather. Production : Light Motif.

December 5-8, 2009

4 million visitors • 80 light projects • 8 million small candles sold in Greater Lyon • 3.5 million public transport users • 400 000 programmes broadcast on 14 television stations • more than 250 newspaper articles • 11 radio stations • the city hotels full for the 4 days of the Festival • 3 times the turnover for the city bars and restaurants compared to normal periods • 47 public and private partners – Lyons Fête des Lumières

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Artists’ libraries (recent)
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11.29.2009
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Unpacking My Library: 10 Architects & Their Books, Ric Diller + Liz Sccofidio

Unpacking My Library: 10 Architects & Their Books, Ric Diller + Liz Sccofidio

I’m thinking about a library project and have come across these…

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Robert Adrian X shares Nam June Paik Art Center Prize
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11.28.2009
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Nam June Paik Art Center (under construction). Photo S. Dietz

Nam June Paik Art Center (under construction). Photo S. Dietz

As much as I complain about the non-intersection of the so-called contemporary art world and the art formerly known as new media, recently a prestigious international jury consisting of Hank Bull, executive director of Center A in Vancouver; Doryun Chong, associate curator at The Museum of Modern Art in New York; Udo Kittelman, director of the National Galleries, Berlin; Tetsuo Kogawa, artist and professor at Keizai University, Tokyo; and Barbara Vanderlinden, Belgian curator and author, selected media pioneer Robert Adrian X to split the $50,000 Nam June Paik Art Center Award with Eun-me Ahn, Ceal Floyer and Seung-taek Lee.

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Ars Electronica.5
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11.17.2009
Linzer Auge. Photo Bruce Charlesworth

Linzer Auge. Photo Bruce Charlesworth

Many long-term public artworks were up throughout Linz during the Ars Electronica Festival. Several are still in place. Bruce Charlesworth reports.

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