UPLIFT
Artist: Mia Pearlman
Location:
Location
United States
42° 20' 56.1012" N, 71° 4' 18.3216" W
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Neighborhood: Back Bay
Medium: Stainless steel and aluminum
Description:
Mia Pearlman is developing a site-specific sculpture for Liberty Mutual’s new headquarters building in Back Bay. This artwork will infuse the intersection of Columbus Avenue and Berkeley Street with light and movement. UPLIFT will act as a metaphorical bridge between the new Liberty Mutual Headquarters Building and the surrounding streetscape, visually linking the Liberty Mutual and local communities together.
Learn more about Mia Pearlman's work at her website: http://miapearlman.com/
Wind Wind Wind
Artist: Michio Ihara
Location:
Location
60 State Street
United States
42° 21' 34.8768" N, 71° 3' 24.5448" W
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Neighborhood: Downtown
Medium: Stainless steel
Description:
Michio Ihara's kinetic sculptures are based on modular combinations of single shapes repeated throughout the sculpture. Each smaller shape builds upon itself to evoke a sense of fluidity and lightness that works within a given space. The artist's ultimate goal is to create a harmonious connection between his sculptures and the surrounding environment. This sculpture, called Wind Wind Wind, was originally installed at the Wellesley Office Park in 1973. It was removed, cleaned and renovated and will be completely installed by Equity Office Property in the outdoor plaza behind 60 State Street in early January.
Learn more about Michio Ihara’s work at his website: http://www.michioihara.com/
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Bill Russell Legacy Project
Artist: TBD
Location: City Hall Plaza
Location
City Hall Plaza
One City Hall Square Boston, MA 02201
United States
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Neighborhood: Downtown
Medium:
Description:
To commemorate Bill Russell’s achievements as the greatest champion in the history of professional sports, as a national leader in civil rights, as well as his contributions and impact as a mentor to youth in our community, the Boston Celtics Shamrock Foundation and the Boston Art Commission will erect a statue of Bill Russell in City Hall Plaza by a local artist celebrating his legacy. In July 2011, a call went out to artists to create an interactive and site specific work, which recognizes Mr. Russell’s achievements on the court as well as in the community, especially regarding his dedication to mentoring programs. The initial concepts of the three finalists (Fern Cunningham, Ann Hirsch, and Antonio Tobias Mendez) were announced on October 14, 2011 and are available for viewing at www.publicartboston.com. The winning design will be unveiled in the spring of 2012
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Childe Hassam Park
Artist: Rene Pisano and Kahlil Gibran
Location: the corner of Columbus Avenue and Chandler Street
Location
the corner of Columbus Avenue and Chandler Street
325 Columbus Ave Boston, MA
United States
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Neighborhood: South End
Medium:
Description:
The Boston Art Commission, in collaboration with the Friends of Childe Hassam Park, will install a bronze relief of Childe Hassam by acclaimed artist Reno Pisano and an as-yet-unrevealed work by sculptor Kahlil Gibran in the recently re-designed Childe Hassam Park. The mission of the Friends of Childe Hassam Park is to renovate and maintain the park located at the corner of Columbus Avenue and Chandler Street in Boston's historic South End Neighborhood. The park will have an arts theme to honor the arts community in the South End, the largest concentration of artists (visual and performing) in the city. It is named after an American Impressionist who was born, raised, educated in Boston and, for a time, lived and painted within a few blocks of the site.
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Brighton Library Sculpture
Artist: Richard Duca
Location: Brighton Branch of the Boston Public Library
Location
Brighton Branch of the Boston Public Library
40 Academy Hill Road Brighton, MA 02135
United States
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Neighborhood: Brighton
Medium:
Description:
Working in tandem with the Boston Public Library and the Brighton Branch Library Public Art Committee, and in consultation with the City of Boston through the Boston Art Commission, artist Richard Duca will create a new sculpture for the Brighton Branch of the Boston Public Library. Duca has previously worked with the Boston Public Library, installing the sculptural bike racks and guards at the Honan-Allston Branch of the Boston Public Library in 2006.
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Mattapan Library Sculpture
Artist: Stu Schechter
Location: Mattapan Branch of the Boston Public Library
Location
Mattapan Branch of the Boston Public Library
1350 Blue Hill Avenue Mattapan, MA 02126
United States
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Neighborhood: Mattapan
Medium:
Description:
Artist Stu Schechter will create an exciting new sculpture for the Mattapan Branch of the Boston Public Library. A Massachusetts artist, Schechter won the open competition to create a sculpture that will enhance the architecturally-stunning, technologically enhanced, and service-rich Mattapan Branch of the Boston Public Library and surrounding neighborhood. Prominent public art commissions by the sculptor are located at the Seattle-Tacoma Airport, in Phoenix, Arizona and Pasadena, California.
Alvah Kittredge Park
Artist: Ross Miller
Location: Alvah Kittredge Park, Linwood Street and Highland Street
Location
Alvah Kittredge Park, Linwood Street and Highland Street
United States
42° 19' 40.962" N, 71° 5' 33.1044" W
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Neighborhood: Roxbury
Medium: TBA
Description:
Selected by Carol R. Johnson Associates for their 50th Anniversary project, Alvah Kittredge Park will see a dramatic face lift. As a key part of this project, Ross Miller will create a site-specific work of art to engage the Highland Park community.
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Poe Project
Artist: TBA
Location: Poe Square, Boylston and Charles Street South
Location
Poe Square, Boylston and Charles Street South
United States
42° 21' 8.5824" N, 71° 4' 2.28" W
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Neighborhood: Downtown
Medium: TBA
Description:
Following up on the celebration of the Edgar Allan Poe bicentenary in 2009 and the naming of the intersection of Boylston and Charles Street South after the author, the Edgar Allan Poe Foundation of Boston, Inc. is developing a plan for the installation of a permanent work of art in Poe Square.
On September 16, 2011 it was announced that three finalists had been chosen. The artists are Jennifer Bonner and her teammate architect Christian Stayner, both of Los Angeles; Ann Hirsch of Cambridge and her teammate Boston architect Robert Olson; and Stefanie Rocknak of Oneonta, New York. The three finalists will each be awarded a $1,000 grant from the city’s Edward Ingersoll Browne Trust Fund to produce artwork design plans for public inspection and community comment that will take place at both open meetings and via online forums to be scheduled later this year.
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Constant
Artist: Ralph Helmick
Location: Patrick Lyndon School, 20 Mount Vernon St., near Centre St.
Location
Patrick Lyndon School, 20 Mount Vernon St., near Centre St.
United States
42° 16' 58.5444" N, 71° 9' 30.1752" W
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Neighborhood: West Roxbury
Medium: Steel pipe
Description:
Mr. Helmick is constructing a seven-and-a-half foot portrait of Albert Einstein for the courtyard of the Patrick Lyndon School. Staggered in a seemingly random manner, the horizontally-stacked pipes will begin to visually cohere as one walks toward the school. At the focal point, the forms optically align into a portrait of Einstein. As an inspiration to the school, Einstein is a model of intellectual curiosity, scientific distinction, and world citizenship.
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The Value of a Life
Artist: Fern Cunningham
Location: Roxbury Crossing
Location
Roxbury Crossing
United States
42° 19' 50.322" N, 71° 5' 32.478" W
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Neighborhood: Roxbury
Medium: Bronze
Description:
Working with Roxbury Action Program and many community members, Ms. Cunningham is developing an artwork which explores youth violence and the value of life. The latest of many public art projects by the artist in Boston, The Value of a Life will be installed in Jeep Jones Park. Dedication for this piece is expected in Spring 2011.
Want to learn more about this art piece? Watch the artist interview with Fern Cunningham.
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Traffic
Artist: George Greenamyer
Location: Roslindale Village
Location
Roslindale Village
United States
42° 17' 12.5088" N, 71° 7' 50.9232" W
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Neighborhood: Roslindale
Medium: Stainless steel
Description:
Mr. Greenamyer worked with community members through Roslindale Main Streets to develop a whimsical kinetic sculpture illustrating the traffic and people that move through Roslindale Village every day. Dedication for this piece is expected in Spring 2011.
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Native American Memorial
Artist: Lloyd Gray
Location: Boston Harbor Islands
Location
Boston Harbor Islands
United States
42° 20' 43.2024" N, 70° 57' 15.1272" W
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Neighborhood: Deer Island
Medium: stone
Description:
Mr. Gray designed this memorial for Native Americans on Deer Island, MWRA property, which was used as an internment camp for native Americans during the King Phillip War in the 1600's.
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