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New Land Marks : public art, community, and the meaning of place / Fairmount Park Art Association ; edited by Penny Balkin Bach.
Fine Arts Library N8836.P4 N49 2001
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Public art--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History--20th century--Exhibitions.
- Public art.
- Artists and community--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History--20th century--Exhibitions.
- Artists and community.
- Community arts projects--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Exhibitions.
- Community arts projects.
- History.
- Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- Genre:
- Exhibition catalogs.
- Physical Description:
- 160 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 21 x 28 cm
- Other Title:
- New landmarks
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, DC : Editions Ariel, [2001]
- Summary:
- The artists and communities participating in the program New - Land - Marks: public art, community, and meaning of place have been grappling with these challenging questions. The resulting book documents how a long-standing Philadelphia cultural organization -- the Fairmount Park Art Association -- initiated this program in order to plan and create unique public art projects with communities that volunteered to participate. Artists have been working with these communities to incorporate public art into ongoing community development, urban greening, civic history, streetscape enhancement, and other revitalization initiatives. The resulting proposals -- which represent "works in process" -- celebrate community identity, commemorate "untold" histories, inspire civic pride, respond to the local environment, and invigorate public spaces. This book is a guide for those interested in how communities and artists can examine the appearance and meaning of public spaces.
- In addition to illustrating the work of the twenty-one artists participating in the this innovative public art project, the book includes essays by noted authors Ellen Dissanayake, Thomas Hine, Lucy Lippard, and Penny Balkin Bach, Executive Director of the Fairmount Park Art Association, who also served as general editor.
- Chartered in 1872, the Fairmount Park Art Association became the nation's first private, non-profit organization dedicated to the integration of public art and urban planning. Philadelphia is considered a livable city in part because of its impressive and unique collection of public art available for the enjoyment of all. Over the years, the Art Association has contributed to this "museum without walls" by acquiring and commissioning an impressive number of significant works of public art, including those by: Siah Armajani, Alexander Milne Calder, Alexander Stirling Calder, Rafael Ferrer, Emmanuel
- Contents:
- Defining the Public Contex / Penny Balkin Bach 11
- Why Public Art is Necessary / Ellen Dissanayake 25
- The Art of Identity / Thomas Hine 35
- The Object of Process / Lucy R. Lippard 45
- Works in Process: New - Land - Marks Proposals / Charles Moleski, Robin Redmond, proposal descriptions James Abbott, site photography: Sarah R. Katz, biographies
- Church Lot / Lorene Cary, Lonnie Graham, John Stone 56
- Baltimore Avenue GEMs: Grand Planters, Earthbound Crow's-Nest, Midsummer's Fountain / Malcolm Cochran 62
- Theyareus / Ap. Gorny 68
- Golden Mountain Bunka-za / Mei-ling Hom 74
- The Revitalization of Malcolm X Memorial Park / Martha Jackson-Jarvis, JoAnna Viudez 80
- Bright Light Trail / Zevilla Jackson Preston 86
- A Century of Labor / John Kindness 92
- Embodying Thoreau: dwelling, sitting, watching / Ed Levine 98
- May Street: A Place of Remembrance and Honor / Rick Lowe, Deborah Grotfeldt 104
- The Vietnamese Monument to Immigration / Darlene Nguyen-Ely 110
- Perseverance / Todd Noe 116
- I have a story to tell you ... / Pepon Osorio 122
- Manayunk Stoops: Heart and Home / Diane Pieri, Vicki Scuri 128
- The Glorietas of Fairhill Square: The Completion of a Neighborhood Cosmos / Jaime Suarez 134
- Proposals for the Wissahickon / George Trakas 140
- Open-Air Library and Farmer's Market Plaza / Janet Zweig 146.
- Notes:
- "This book accompanies an exhibition presented at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, February 10-April 15, 2001, and has been published with the support of the Philadelphia Exhibitions Initiative ...."--T.p. verso.
- The words of the title are separated by single dots.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 154-157) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0967914345
- OCLC:
- 46922070
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