Public Art • Placemaking • City Design
January 8 update: Bruguera seems to be under some form of house arrest. As we celebrate the new year with friends and family, and use this winter break to contemplate our plans for the year, we should take a moment … Continued
The Ballston Business Improvement District, in Arlington, Va., seeks to commission multiple temporary public art installations that explore the interaction of art, science and technology in public space. The projects would be presented as an ongoing series in spring, 2014. We … Continued
Ten years ago, I worked with artist Jody Pinto and art consultant Charlotte Cohen to help the University of Belgrade, Faculty of Architecture, organize one-day public art festival. Over the last decade that festival has spurred an ongoing inquiry into … Continued
McKinney’s Public Art Master plan was approved by unanimous vote on Tuesday evening. The plan will bring murals to the alleyways in Downtown McKinney and bring sculptures throughout McKinney. Todd Bressi assisted lead consultant Via Partnership in developing the plan. … Continued
Thoughtbarn installed its project, Escaped Infrastructure, last week. I managed the project through the artist selection phase for the Mural Arts Program and the local sponsor, the Manayunk Development Corporation. UPDATES: Read a review of the project on the Philebrity … Continued
Nearly two years after Jeroen Koolhass and Dre Urhahn first visited Philadelphia, their vision for the transformation of Germantown Avenue is nearly complete. Follow the press reports below. WHYY “Establishing a There on Germantown Avenue with Big Bold Colors”
Arlington County Economic Development, the home agency for the Arlington, Va., public art program, has just published an article I authored, Four Lenses on the Value of Public Art. From the introduction: “This paper sets a context for Arlington’s public … Continued
I awoke this morning to the news that a great Philadelphia sculptor, colleague and neighbor of mine, Bob Phillips, has passed away as a result of an accident in his metalworking shop in North Philadelphia, You can learn more about … Continued
The Places journal website is highlighting a photographic portfolio and essay on the High Line from winter 2011. Joel Sternfeld took the photos, and I wrote the essay with Hugh Hardy. We were the first to publish Joel’s photographs and … Continued
