Public Art: Re:Construction
I just read about this project in Good Magazine. It’s called Re:Construction, and it’s a public art project spearheaded by the Alliance for Downtown NY in collaboration with the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council. Here is the idea:
“Re:Construction channels the energy of Downtown’s rebuilding process by recasting construction sites as ‘canvases’ for innovative public art and architecture. This initiative comes at a time when Lower Manhattan is experiencing one of the largest public and private construction undertakings in the nation’s history. In response, Re:Construction bridges the efforts of multiple public partners and the creative community to both highlight and enliven the process of rebuilding while improving the quality of life in Lower Manhattan through the creation of places of attraction, curiosity and anticipation.”
Some of the pilot projects include Best Pedestrian Route by GRO Architects:
photo by Adam Kleinman
Tattfoo Tan’s Concrete Jungle, where the orange construction safety paint on jersey barriers has gone Dior:
(before)
(after)
photo by Tattfoo Tan
It’s interesting, obviously lots of graffiti and guerrilla artists have been taking advantage of these types of sites for a long time, and doing a great job. It will be interesting to see if the organized version can compete. Any time there is a chance to create art, I say go for it, whether through a bunch of red tape or illegally.
http://www.downtownny.com/news?nid=98
http://www.reconstructionnyc.org/
April 10th, 2008 at 11:38 am
I install the piece in subzero degree and working from 11pm till 5am. My team is a real trooper. Thank you guys. I recruited the team from craigslist. I figure the art is for the public, why not let the public do it, be part of it. check out some picture of our night out on my website http://www.tattfoo.com
April 14th, 2008 at 3:51 am
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