Course Description

This course will investigate the ways in which artists have presented narratives in the public realm and the organizations that have made the presentation of those works central to their curatorial practices over the last 40 years. Focusing on recent works presented in New York’s public spaces by Creative Time, The Public Art Fund, the Percent for Art Program, Arts for Transit and other non-profits organizations, this course will look at what it meant to tell stories and open discourses that challenged or interrogated widely-held value systems, the events and the politics of their time. In addition to the specifics of current and other key works and projects, we will discuss the conditions that governed the development of public performance, temporary and permanent installations, the ways in which those works were influenced by public approval processes and governmental agencies, media coverage and community response. Each student’s final project will be an on-line proposal for an exhibition that conveys a “narrative“ developed in the context of this course, referencing other relevant works .

Tuesday, October 30, 2018

Table Installation in Father Demo Square

This installation would be a series (3) long brass dining tables, placed in front of the pre-existing benches in the square. These tables would be installed in the pavement inside Father Demo Square, creating a break between the benches and the fountain. There would be a hot water spout in the center of the table. The spout is attached to the same plumbing that supplies water to the drinking fountains, but this pipe has a feature that heats it during the colder months. Beside it, there would be a dispenser that released Tea Bags after inputting a quarter. The warm tea encourages relaxation and calms you down in this crazy city. This brass community dining table would be a place to gather and converse with people from all walks of life and cultural backgrounds. The current installation across from the Duplex came across cold and uninviting, which inspired me to design a warm and social installation. We still have a lot of work to do when it comes to accepting people of different cultures, sexualities, classes etc. This installation encourages people to integrate with one another. It helps to prolong the narrative that was fought for during the stonewall riots years prior. 



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