Visible Republic/Grantees
2001
Is Freedom Visible?
Artists: Harriet Casdin-Silver, L’Merchie Frazier, Kevin Brown
This multi-media public art project juxtaposed the experiences of 19th
century African-American children and children of the 21st century.
Life-sized
holograms of Boston youth were installed in the State House, in conjunction
with enlarged archival photographs collected by the Museum of Afro-American
History. Specialized audio domes allowed spectators to hear accounts
of personal experiences and views as articulated by Boston youth. The
exhibition continues at the Museum of Afro-American History through February
28, 2003, in conjuction with African-American History Month.
One Hundred Heads
Artist: Alan Colby
In September 2002 during Boston’s South End Open Studios at the
Boston Center for the Arts, the artist carved limestone sculptural heads
of volunteer passers-by, who were willing to sit for an hour or two.
The artist will continue carving head sculptures, serving as an artist-in-residence
at the Dorchester House Multi-Service Center, through Spring 2003. The
artist will sculpt images of patients, healthcare workers, and community
members and will
culminate
in a final exhibition and permanent siting of the works.
Temporal Memorial
Artist: Sandra Vieira
This project honored Boston homeless who have died within the past year
with a procession and installation of sculptural lanterns created in
collaboration with homeless individuals. The work intended to foster
a new public remembrance
rite that can be traditionalized and transform public space.
2000
Symphony of a City - *see the Featured Project in the
right hand column
Artists: John Ewing and Liz Canner
Live video projections generated from four wearcams illuminated a column
of Boston City Hall that originated from a selection of 16 Bostonians
from different neighborhoods. Participants wore a video camera on their
heads recording a ‘day-in-their-life’ that touched on themes
of housing and homelessness as well as community organizing and activism.
New Modern Cultural Center
Artistic Coordinator: Jerry Beck
The project created a high visibility, multi-media public artwork that
will incorporate temporary installations, performances and film screenings
on the exterior façade of this abandoned and historic theater.
The project intended to create a physical and cultural redevelopment
link
between Boston's Downtown and Chinatown communities.
Square²
Artist: Gary Duehr
Square² saturated Davis Square in Somerville with hundreds of photographic
images of passers-by, workers and residents, displayed on everything
from
bookmarks in a used bookstore, to park benches, to silkscreens on
tree leaves, to banners stretched across buildings. The abstracted photos
acted as a mirror as people saw themselves integral to the fabric of
the
community.
1999
Crossing Paths
Artists: Denise Marika & Corey Tatarczuk
The artists projected photo images onto large concrete buttresses adjacent
to a bike path with content generated from collaborative workshops with
youth from Bikes Not Bombs. The involvement with youth created images
that were viewed by a broad audience including bicyclists
and motorists.
Minotaur’s Maze
Artist: Kelly Kaczynski
This project was a temporary installation in the central atrium space
of the Boston Public Library integrating form, texture, and meaning, that
created a tactile experience of choices and discovery based on the story
of the Minotaur from Greek legend. Symbolically representing our own lives,
the path of the maze represented the choices we make and the directions
we are given.
Interstices
Artist: Ean White
Digitally processed video and audio materials acquired from the Big Dig
construction sites culminated in a 12 minute video entitled Interstices
that illustrated the ground breaking work of urban renewal and recontextualized
the division between public art and public works.
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