Sentences with phrase «role of public sculpture»

THE ROLE OF PUBLIC SCULPTURE IN AN URBAN ENVIRONMENT Winzavod Center of Contemporary Art, Moscow, Russia 7 February 2009

Independent curator and always - engaging speaker Patterson Sims will discuss the role of public sculpture in contemporary society — how it brings us together and apart.

Not exact matches

Artists — Americans, in some cases, expatriates in others — played key behind - the - scenes roles in helping to decide which European paintings and sculpture would comprise what became some of the great public collections in the United States.

He has exhibited his work internationally for more than 20 years, placing murals, paintings, sculptures, and tile work in public situations where viewers are encouraged to examine their relationship to their community and their role as unwitting advocates of public policy.

Riffing on the concept and role of public art, Nolan creates a shifting tableau of sculptures that, from one window to the next, morph in scale from table - top to life - size.

A waitress, a stork, a children's orchestra, a teacher, an entertainer, a pedestrian, a teen actress, a public sculpture, a designer, a historian and an escaped panther carry out their roles alongside and despite the others, each a fragment of a larger network.

It is the ambition of this project to not only commission a permanent public sculpture for The Hepworth Wakefield but to work closely with the wider Wakefield Museum / Cultural Services team to create a site - specific work for Castleford, forging links between the two locations and opening up discussion and debate around the role of public art.

During the duration of the exhibition, the public may engage with the sculpture, stepping into the role of performer, to strike, drum, and kick an object that resists its normative musical operation.

It was public art that caught his imagination, and starting in 1979 he began to reconsider his role as an artist by making works of functional furniture - as - sculpture (pragmatic sculpture, he called it) that were meant to be largely anonymous, invisible, and woven into the fabric of the everyday.

Utilizing public engagement as a platform to realize many of her large - scale sculptures and installations, she has challenged the artist's role within a broader community.

His work investigates the performance of leadership, the role of the artist as a public figure, and the effects of class and privilege on institutions in the form of paintings, murals, sculpture, and video art.

Garrels was also chief curator and deputy director of Exhibitions and Public Programs at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles, from 2005 to 2008, and chief curator of Drawings and curator of Painting and Sculpture at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, from 2000 to 2005, in addition to other institutional roles.

Acknowledging how most public art is experienced through the lens of a camera, Ross - Ho deliberately treats her sculptures as photographic subjects and actively seeks to make viewers aware of their role as photographers.

By this ethereal selection of works, the curator Eva Fabbris explores the space between public and private, design and art, and includes painting, sculpture and photography with prototypes for everyday objects, furnishings and wallpapers, confirming Marc Camille Chaimowicz's role as increasingly influential for younger generations of artists.

For the High Line, Bove continues her research on the role and function of art in the public space, by creating seven new sculptures which are installed within the self - seeded landscape on the High Line at the Rail Yards.

Exhibitions, artist residencies, collection development, publication of limited - edition prints and sculpture multiples, commissioned public art works, lectures, symposia, workshops, and special events are designed to foster awareness about the role of Contemporary artists in shaping our culture and society.

Sir Anthony played a pivotal role in the development of 20th Century sculpture, after first coming to public attention with a show at the Whitechapel Gallery in 1963.

For his Public Art Fund commission, Oscar Tuazon will present three new sculptures that respond to Brooklyn Bridge Park's physical landscape as well as its role as a site of play and leisure.

Ceramics have played an increasingly significant role in McLean's practice, which has been in an almost constant state of invention and re-invention, and currently includes performance, sculpture, installation, public art, painting, printmaking, drawing, photography and film as well as ceramics.

Nicole Seisler is a Los Angeles - based interdisciplinary artist who creates sculpture, installation, and public art that investigate themes of time, ephemerality, and the overlapping roles of artist / viewer / participant / collaborator.

The show reflects on the traditional role of public art by offering a counterbalance to the monumental scale often employed for plaza sculptures and other outdoor installations in public spaces.

He came to public attention with a pioneering solo exhibition at the Whitechapel Gallery in 1963, which established his pivotal role in the development of twentieth century sculpture.