New land marks : public art, community and the meaning of place / edited by Penny Balkin Bach.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bach, Penny Balkin.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Public art--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Public art.

Community arts projects--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Community arts projects.

Physical Description:

160 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : Grayson ; London : Hi Marketing, 2001.

Summary:

"What will we leave for future generations? What is it about a community that might inspire a work of art? Can that art give meaning to our public spaces?" "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 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."--Jacket.

Contents:

Defining the public context / Penny Balkin Bach

Why public art is neccessary / Ellen Dissanayake

The art of identity / Thomas Hine

The object of process / Lucy R. Lippard

Works in process : New Land Marks proposals / Charles Moleski and Robin Redmond, proposal descriptions

Church lot / Lorene Cary, Lonnie Graham, and John Stone

Baltimore Avenue GEMs: Grand planters, earthbound crow's-nest, midsummer's fountain / Malcolm Cochran

Theyareus / Ap. Gorny

Golden Mountain Bunka-za / Mei-ling Hom

The revitalization of Malcolm X Memorial Park / Martha Jackson-Jarvis and JoAnna Viudez

Bright light trail / Zevilla Jackson Preston

A century of labor / John Kindness

Embodying Thoreau : dwelling, sitting, watching / Ed Levine

May Street : a place of remembrance and honor / Rick Lowe and Deborah Grotfeldt

The Vietnamese Monument to immigration / Darlene Nguyen-Ely

Perseverance / Todd Noe

I have a story to tell you / Pep<U+fffd>on Osorio

Manayunk stoops : heart and home / Diane Pieri and Vicki Scuri

The glorietas of Fairhill Square : the completion of a neighborhood cosmos / Jaime Su<U+fffd>arez

Proposals for the Wissahickon / George Trakas

Open-air library and Farmer's Market Plaza / Janet Zweig.

I have a story to tell you / Pepón Osorio

The glorietas of Fairhill Square : the completion of a neighborhood cosmos / Jaime Suárez

ISBN:

0967914345

9780967914343

OCLC:

47232300