Sentences with phrase «public commentaries drew»

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The wide - ranging responses enacted throughout Lower Manhattan highlighted in the exhibition include the institutionally - supported erection and eventual removal of Richard Serra's large - scale sculpture Tilted Arc; Keith Haring's radiant subway drawings in the space of everyday transit and their lasting impression on street art culture; and Jenny Holzer's conceptual texts focusing on social and political commentary wheat pasted in heavily populated public spaces, among others.

The nine artists featured in the exhibition have created a series of contemporary performances that draw on the tradition of carnival as a vehicle for social commentary, while bringing contemporary performance practice into the wider public arena.