New Color, New Start, Art Basel Miami
When I fall off the volunteer writing wagon, I need to start up in little bits. So here is one.
Art Basel Miami reminded me of the conservative tendencies in public art. Even the quasi-sponsored public art projects, were without energy. Only the muralist at the primary flight project brought a little freshness to outdoor Miami. My photographs and few downloaded ones are at the AestheticGrounds picasa site.
Question: Does not public art have a responsibility to "record" in the public realm the art of the moment even if the art becomes "dated"? Or even when the administrators do not yet understand the art form?
The newer art in Miami was energized with color, graphics and plastics. So I would like to throw in a few links to some artists that have been working the streets successfully. (On some images, I could read the artist's name. My apology.)
Little People Blog, London
Truthtag, Poland
Image from NeoGeo Book
Antoine + Manuel from Hidden Track Book
Beat 13 from Hidden Track Book
Image from Tactile Book
Image from Tactile Book
Image from Tactile Book
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1. Muncipal Website: Indianapolis, USA
2. Administration and Case Studies: Public Art Online, UK
3. Photos of USA Projects: Public Art Network, USA
4. Policy for Art in Buildings: Queensland, Australia
5. Sample Contracts, Call to Artists and Other Documents: PAN, USA
6. Sample MP3 Walking Tours: Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, USA
7. Socio-Political Critique through Public Art: Transform, Europe
8. Artist: Pete Codling, UK
9. Artist Registry: 4Culture, USA
10. Community and Public Art: Community Arts
11. Urban Inventions: Wooster Collective
12. Publishing: Black Dog
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1. Essays: Jane Holtz Kay
2. Functional Criticism: Project for Public Spaces
3. USA Case Studies: Bruner Foundation
4. Lots of Ideas from DC: Richard Layman
Best of Architecture Websites
1. Essays: Hugh Pearman, UK
2. Selected Architecture Images: Eyecandy
3. Essays: James Russell, USA
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