“Beyond Granite,” a curated outdoor exhibition, reminds us what the National Mall could be.
, a Philadelphia-based group devoted to rethinking how we make memorials and monuments. The goal of the project, funded by the Mellon Foundation, is to “create a more inclusive, equitable, and representative commemorative landscape on the National Mall.” It is billed as the first curated art exhibition to include multiple artists presented on the nation’s monumental greensward.
Again, the siting of Red Star’s work is strategic, next to the memorial to the signers of the nation’s founding document, on a patch of the Mall near which was once a canal and later a sewer. Constitution Gardens was intended as a pastoral respite from the formality of the more rectilinear Mall, on land that was until 1971 occupied by temporary buildings that served the military during World Wars I and II. This is land full of layers, that has hosted a multiplicity of uses.
Singapore Latest News, Singapore Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Online auction to benefit Eastern Shore Art CenterAdrienne Clow and Reanna Watson with the Eastern Shore Art Center discuss the fourth annual Art Squared online art auction.
Read more »
Plan to buy 47 acres in Warner Center abandoned by Mall of America ownerWhy did Triple Five Group ditch its plan to buy the former Rocketdyne facility in Canoga Park, one of L.A.’s biggest empty commercial parcels?
Read more »
First Flash Mob Arrest In Americana At Brand Mall Robbery, LAPD Forms Retail Robbery Task ForceThe Glendale Police Department has its first arrest related to a flash mob robbery earlier this month at the Yves Saint Laurent store at the Americana at Brand mall. During an operation conducted T…
Read more »
West Philadelphia rapper Leaf Ward arrested near King of Prussia Mall, charged with three feloniesKhalif 'Leaf' Ward being held in the Montgomery County Prison on a $150,000 bail. Thousands of fans are calling for his release.
Read more »