EXHIBITION

Monument Lab

Missouri, Philadelphia, 09/14/2017 - 12/10/2017

118-128 North Broad Street

ABOUT

A roster of 20 artists, hailing from Philadelphia and from locations around the world, who will create temporary public art in 10 locations across the city for Monument Lab this fall.

PAFA will serve as the central hub for Monument Lab, with visually dynamic displays of incoming public proposals and data.

Monument Lab is a nine-week citywide public art and history project co-produced by Mural Arts Philadelphia and curators Paul Farber, Ken Lum, and A. Will Brown. The exhibition will take place in the city's five original William Penn squares as well as five neighborhood parks throughout Philadelphia.

PAFA will be the information hub for the project, where all the proposals for Philadelphia monuments of the future, generated around the city during the project, will be scanned and exhibited, culminating in a new museum of ideas and creative data, built by and for the people.

Some of the highlights include: Tania Bruguera creating a monument to the “new immigrant,” Mel Chin making a monument for “me and you,” Tyree Guyton tackling opioid addiction and recovery, Sharon Hayes addressing the lack of women in public art, and Jamel Shabazz recognizing African American veterans. The complete list of artists is below.

What makes a monument in the 21st century? Mural Arts Philadelphia has invited 20 artists to answer this question for the current city of Philadelphia with an unprecedented series of temporary installations in Philadelphia’s parks by local and international artists. The public art will be accompanied by interactive pop-up “laboratories” for creative conversations and research collected by youth art guides. During open hours, staff will be present at all labs to distribute information, answer questions, prompt participation, and collect submissions from members of the public.


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APT ARTISTS ON VIEW

Karyn Olivier

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