Paul Ramirez Jonas' ambitious three-location interactive project Public Trust is an artwork by and for people–and it takes many to bring this project together.
Art in Service: a conversation
On ribbon of orange, we walk.
N+T Director Kate Gilbert shares her experience at Christo’s latest work, The Floating Piers, in this guest post.
"We are all there to walk on new land, to experience a fantasy like walking on the ceiling that we’ve envisioned in our youth or during a dreamy state. With collars of orange glowing under our necks, we walk together."
Announcing Public Trust
It's been a long time coming, and we've been dropping all kinds of hints, so we're excited to finally, officially, spill the beans! N+T is pleased to present Public Trust, a free interactive artwork commissioned by Brooklyn artist Paul Ramirez Jonas coming to Boston August 27-September 17.
Contagious Positive Energy
"When doing community engagement work photos cannot capture everything, but they do try. [There are] microcosmic amazing moments that always go unseen and escape the camera. Many occurred during Faces of Dudley." More about one such moment in Cedric Douglas' essay from Faces of Dudley, now available on Blurb.
Dudley Square residents tell a collective story
“I have a story to tell,” read one board. “I survived breast cancer,” declared another. “I am the whomp whoomp,” stated a third, somewhat mysteriously. All were in response to questions asked while people waited to have their portrait taken during Faces of Dudley. More about the inspiration behind this project in Kate Gilbert’s essay from Faces of Dudley, now available on Blurb.
Deadline extended to June 8
Call for artist/performers, deadline June 6
Faces of Dudley book now available
Yesterday, we brought copies of Faces of Dudley to share with our friends at the Dudley Branch of the Boston Public Library. Copies are now available for sale on Blurb for $7.25 so everyone can remember that day when a neighborhood came together in pride.
Ethics in the service of aesthetics
On May 5 at Roxbury Community College we gathered with partners Big Red and Shiny and Artweek Boston for Beyond the Bust, a panel and discussion to identify the legacy of Boston's ubiquitous bronze memorials and begin to redefine the concept of public monument. Following are snippets of the conversation as recorded on social media.