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June 4, 2011
ArtBridge: Works in Progress
Artbridge
Artbridge, which describes itself as "the Chelsea-based nonprofit that transforms underutilized city spaces into canvas for the work of emerging artists ," is trying to find something to fill its third installation by holding a contest for artists. The winner will have her artwork displayed on a 400-foot long sidewalk shed along one side of the Atlantic Yards site.
Art-making is a transformative act. Pigment mixed with medium becomes paint, that paint, when applied to canvas becomes “art,” that art, when we see it on gallery walls or in the public realm, alters the world around us.
The construction process can in many ways be seen as a mirror of the artistic one; breaking ground, reconfiguring it, reinterpreting space to make it new.
With this in mind we invite Brooklyn-based artists to submit visual works that riff on, reference, or reveal something about the artistic process for consideration for our latest public installation, ArtBridge: Works in Progress,” to be installed in the heart of Downtown Brooklyn in early Fall of 2011.
NoLandGrab: Although Prospect Heights is not "in the heart of Downtown Brooklyn," ArtBridge seems to unconsciously understand the Atlantic Yards Project. With a 20 year build out period, "work in progress' describes AY all too well. Also, mirroring the way project supporters hoped that nobody would oppose Atlantic Yards, the page announcing the contest proudly proclaims: "All Brooklyn Artists -- Submit Today!"
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Posted by steve at June 4, 2011 10:28 PM