Armenian Heritage Park
Artist: Tellalian Associates Architects & Planners
Location: the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway
Location
the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway
United States
42° 21' 39.1068" N, 71° 3' 11.6064" W
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Neighborhood: Downtown
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Located between Faneuil Hall Marketplace and Christopher Columbus Park (in front of the Mercantile Building), Armenian Heritage Park is a gift to the City of Boston and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from Armenian-Americans. Armenian Heritage Park commemorates lives lost during the Armenian Genocide of 1915-1923 and all genocides that have followed, and celebrates the immigrant experience and contributions made to American life and culture.
The sculpture will be reconfigured annually to commemorate lives lost and to celebrate the immigrant experience. The design under construction today—a split dodecahedron—incorporates both a Reflecting Pool and a Labyrinth. The waters wash over the sides of the Reflecting Pool and reappear at the Labyrinth's center as a single jet of water, representing hope and rebirth.
See pictures of the project in process at the Armenian Heritage Park's official website.
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Cathedral Church of St. Paul Pediment
Artist: Donald Lipski
Location: Cathedral Church of St. Paul
Location
Cathedral Church of St. Paul
138 Tremont Street, Boston, MA
United States
42° 21' 21.1176" N, 71° 3' 44.8236" W
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Neighborhood: Downtown
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Following a national search and selection process involving members of the wider diocese and experts in contemporary art and sculpture, Philadelphia artist Donald Lipski has been chosen to complete the pediment of the Cathedral Church of St. Paul—empty and unfinished since the original builders ran out of funds 190 years ago.
The installation of the sculpture is planned to coincide with the rededication and celebration of the 100th anniversary as the diocesan cathedral on October 7, 2012.
Read the full press release here.
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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: Ann Hirsch with Bill Pressley
Location: City Hall Plaza
Location
City Hall Plaza
One City Hall Square Boston, MA 02201
United States
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Neighborhood: Downtown
Medium: Bronze brick granite
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. Artist Ann Hirsch earned a B.A. in Art History at Columbia University and Master's degrees from N.Y.U. and the New York Academy of Art. She has completed many commissions, teaches undergraduate sculpture at the Rhode Island School of Design and Lesley University, and shows in New York and Massachusetts. She integrates figurative and architectural components by drawing on time-honored approaches, integrating historical modalities with contemporary practices and perspectives. Hirsch’s work is grounded in the body, movement and traditional sculpture technique. Her work is driven by a strong interest in 'theater' as public presentation and the meaningful organization of symbol, figure and space. Working with Hirsch, Bill Pressley, FASLA, LEED, AP, of Pressley Associates, is a locally based landscape architect who has twice received National Landscape Awards at the White House. The first was for his work at Faneuil Hall Marketplace and the second was for his work at Northeastern University over a period of 28 years. Unveiling is expected in the fall of 2013.
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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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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