Antony Gormley Critical Mass 1995
All you England-ers, -ites…Britts will be able to see this at the De La Warr Pavillion, through August 31st.
NYers aren’t the only ones who get to have fun with Mr. Gormley this year.
hyde or die
“It’s working in terms of the catalyst — the fact that there were these obstructions within the flow of pedestrians moving down Fifth Avenue or down Madison, and then immediately there is a transfer, people saying “What’s going on?” Groups of people were talking to each other and pointing out the work. For me, that’s the great joy of this thing. What it does is it creates these little tableaux of people who maybe never met before, taking account of their surroundings simply through the agency of the work. It may be a small thing, but it’s just really wonderful to see it happen”
— Antony Gormley takling about Event Horizon
The MAK Center for Art and Architecture’s new project How Many Billboards? Art in Stead is starting to take shape, with the official opening next weekend.
The MAK Center for Art and Architecture at the Schindler House is pleased to present its most ambitious project to date: How Many Billboards? Art in Stead. This large-scale urban exhibition debuts 21 newly commissioned works by leading contemporary artists, presented simultaneously on billboards in Los Angeles in February and March 2010.
Billboards are a dominant feature of the landscape in Los Angeles. Thousands line the city’s thoroughfares, delivering high-end commercial messages to a repeat audience. Given outdoor advertising’s strong presence in public space, it seems reasonable and exciting to set up the possibility for art to be present in this field. The sudden existence of artistic speech mixed in with commercial speech provides a refreshing change of pace. Commercial messaging tells you to buy; artistic messaging encourages you to look and to think.
I can’t wait to see these going up around town.
Los Angeles Nomadic Division (LAND) is a non-profit art organization founded in 2009 by Director Shamim M. Momin, fromer contemporary curator at the Whitney Museum of American Art, and board member Christine Y. Kim, Associate Curator of Contemporary Art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Modern Art (LACMA).
LAND is a public art initiative committed to commissioning and producing site- and situation-specific projects with national and international artists, both locally and globally. LAND supports dynamic and unconventional artistic practices using a tripartite approach:
• Commissioning public projects of site- and situation-specific works with national and international contemporary artists
• Collaborating with a variety of institutions and organizations, such as universities, museums, and theaters as well as other types of spaces, industries, and entities
• Offering additional programs such as performances, workshops, residencies, discussions, and publications
LAND is an ongoing endeavor with three primary types of annual programming: LAND 1.0 projects are large-scale, multi-artist, multi-site exhibitions, LAND 2.0 projects feature a new commission by a single mid-career or established artist, and LAND 3.0 projects feature new work by lesser known or emerging artists
I am super excited that there are more and more organizations that are focusing on the cultural potential of our fair city. Too cool. I look forward to their future projects.
CHICAGO, IL. The much anticipated Burnham Pavilion by Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) of London, UK, has officially opened to the public in Millennium Park. The pavilion is located next to the UNStudio pavilion, which opened to the public on June 19. Both are located on the Monroe Street side of the park’s Chase Promenade.
More than 7,000 pieces of aluminum - no two alike - had to be individually bent and welded to create its curvilinear form. Then thousands of yards of fabric had to be custom tailored and tightly fit onto the interior and exterior aluminum-tube structure. This first-of-its kind installation stretched the limits of all involved – as a Burnham venue properly should – and its fabrication took longer than the original contractor expected.via…
Good thing we have someone in Chicago to go take pictures of this!!!
via outsiderart
Reblogged from Outsider Art.
This week, Jean Parker Phifer, the author of “Public Art New York” (Norton, 2009), will be responding to readers’ questions about the city’s monumental sculptures, significant landscapes, artistic sidewalks and creative lighting, as well as how and why public art stimulates and enriches urban life.via…
You know, I was thinking about doing this in LA. Going around, taking pictures of public art, talking about how bad most of it is (minus the elephants at the tar pits, those are my favorites) and for a second I thought, now I can’t do it, then I realized it doesn’t matter and I am going to do it anyways. So, that is something for everyone to look forward to.
Tara Donovan Untitled(Plastic Sheeting) 2009
In the same neighborhood is a more eye-grabbing sculpture by Tara Donovan, the artist known for spectacular accumulations of ordinary objects like plastic straws and disposable cups. Presented in the window of the Lever House Lobby, where it may be viewed from indoors as well as out, Ms. Donovan’s untitled piece consists of 2,500 pounds of plastic sheeting loosely folded into a wide box that is glassed in on the front and back and built into a freestanding white wall. via…
It’s so pretty.
