Tag Archive for "public art"
“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
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.”
2009 Forecast grantees Grace Davitt + Anna Metcalfe collaborated with Redeemer Lutheran Church + Redeemer Center for Life to host weekly outdoor dinners with one of a kind handmade ceramic tableware. At the last dinner participants were invited to take the dinnerware home with them to keep memories of the warm summer nights alive through the winter.Karis Thompson shares impressions of the event.
Camera Rosetum, an animated projection by Sean Capone. Via Art Fag City.
Nice photo round up of Dumbo Arts Center, Art Under The Bridge Festival.
Artist Kao Lee Thao addresses Hmong history through temporary public art with “Echoing Voices”, a billboard installation on University Avenue in St. Paul.
Last Sunday, ON SAN FERNANDO, Arcangel Constantini "activated" Brendan Rawson of 1stACT, DJ Tommy Aguilar, and artist Pilar Aguero-Esparza with his electro-shock art, which ZER01 presented at the Mariachi Festival. Propose your own activation project on San Fernando.
Andréa Stanislav, Ghost Siege, 2009, 70 ft L x 70 ft W x 22 ft H, steel, nylon, sound. Socrates Sculpture Park, NYC, NY. Photo courtesy the artist.
U of M professor Andréa Stanislav’s Ghost Siege opened Sunday, September, 13th at Socrates Sculpture Park, NYC, NY as part of the Emerging Artist Fellowship Exhibition.
Adriene Jenik, SPECFLIC 2.0, part of the 1st 01SJ Biennial, 2006, San Jose Public Library, San Fernando and 4th St.
San Jose Public Art and ZER01 invite artists to submit qualifications and letters of interest to install temporary artworks on the San Fernando Street corridor in Downtown San Jose. These artworks will be installed in June 2010, be a feature of the 3rd 01SJ Biennial (September 15-19, 2010) and will be continue their display through October 2010.
Canal Street Getting Public Art Park No One Knew it Needed. Via Curbed
Temporary Art / Sculpture Park at Canal / Varick / Sixth / Grand. Titled LentSpace and designed by Brooklyn based Interboro Partners, the project is sponsored by the owners of the block, Trinty Real Estate and curated by the Lower Manhattan Community Council (LMCC).
Camille Utterback and Alan H. Davidson installing touch sensitive handrail for interactive light work.
Over the past week, Camille Utterback has been installing her as-yet-untitled (suggestions?) interactive sculptural artwork for the lobby of the Showplace Theaters in The West End, St. Louis Park, MN. It’s all working!
The Bridge Homeless Assistance Center with public art by Gordon Huether receives an American Institute Of Architects (AIA) 2009 Housing Award.
Dry run installing Camille Utterback's new project at West End. Photo: Alan H. Davidson.
Camille Utterback, West End project (studio). "Studio before we sent out the lights. The lights are 'naked' as all but one test acrylic tube had already been shipped."
Camille Utterback begins installation of her West End project today.
Schuykill Center for environmental education presents functional woodland shelters made from recycled and reused industrial materials as well as sustainable harvested bamboo. This is a really cool environmental exhibition for anyone interested in the environmental sustainable architecture or industrial design concepts. The projects presented were chosen from over 80 designs submitted by 65 teams from across the US and internationally. Check out the winning designs at http://www.schuykillcenter.org/gimmeshelter/
Centenarian Swiss artist Hans Erni created a 60-mitre-long ceramic tile mural entitled “Tu panta reiâ€, which adorns the security entrance of the United Nations building in Geneva, Switzerland.
Forty of the best public art works in the United States, including projects from 32 cities in 15 states, such as Nancy Ann Coyne’s Speaking of Home (above), were recognized at the 2009 Americans for the Arts annual convention held in Seattle from June 18–20. The works were chosen from more than 300 entries across the country.
In June, Americans for the Arts presented their annual review, The Public Art Network Year in Review 2009 (from Arts Watch). Janet Echelman and Mildred Howard were the curators. 304 projects were reviewed from 2008 with 40 winning finalists. It is wonderful that two projects from the Twin Cities Metropolitan area were among the top 40 public art projects. The St. Cloud Library Project entitled “Natural Rhythmâ€,
by Chicago artist Lucy Slivinski and Minneapolis artist Nancy Ann Coyne’s
“Speaking of Homeâ€. Forecast Public Art.org was the public art project consultant for the Library project and consultant/co-funder of the “Speaking of Home†project. For the serious public art patron a CD of the projects can be acquired from the Americans for the Arts bookstore.
Recently I had the good fortune to see the Buckminster Fuller exhibit while visiting Chicago.
Food for Thought: Continuing the Discussion on “Creating A Sustainable Public Art Practice”
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Panelists from a recent forum on public art and sustainability encouraged a culture of curiosity. Read some of the questions raised in the discussion and add your own to the mix. Also, don’t forget to get the most recent issue of Public Art Review focusing on the same topic!
“Increasingly, people working in diverse aspects of contemporary urban society, from developers to park wardens, are turning to the arts for new ideas, regeneration, problem solving and community bridge building. The employment of artists in these (traditionally non-cultural) fields, where there are other non-art issues and agendas at stake, is becoming the norm. This manifesto is a chance for you to address the uncertainties of commissioning art in areas of urban change, discuss crucial concerns, and devise tangible solutions, knowing they will be presented to key decision makers.”
The Gratitude Guerilla Action is a walking “Thank-You†being performed in various cities as a simple, non-dogmatic gesture of gratitude and a reminder of our collective good fortune. An elegant iridescent balloon with the words “thank-you†printed in white is carried by participating walkers as they experience the sublime peacefulness that results from giving gratitude to no one in particular.
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