In her installations, which can be found all over the country, Stackholder marries picture-making and particular givens of the location. Internationally-renowned, Chicago-based artist Jessica Stackholder will take over the intersection of Main and McKinney streets. “Color Jam Houston” by Jessica Stackholder Sitting under the canopy, visitors will enjoy the intricate light and shadow play and also the “cathedral” view of the structural components of the work. A cantilever will connect the top of the structure to the top floor of the adjacent garage building. “Trumpet Flower” will have a terrazzo concrete footing, a steel contour, and a canopy layered with colored wood pieces. This six-story high “flower” will cover, like a huge umbrella, the recessed area between One City Centre and its garage and will provide a welcome respite for passersby on a sunny day. One block down the street, Houston artist Patrick Renner and the Flying Carpet collective will create a marvel of artful engineering - a gigantic “Trumpet Flower.” The project is based on the juxtaposition of the organic form of the structure and the surrounding rectilinear architecture. Digital screens installed behind the glass will momentarily capture your likeness and create a mask using modern face-recognition technology and the bank of images of historical and children-drawn masks. You will be amazed to see your own face transformed into a mask. Next time you pass the corner of Main and Dallas, look at the window of the former store. However, it was specifically the mask collection at the Menil that shaped his vision for the project in Houston. New-York-based artist Zach Lieberman and the collective YesYesNo (a group that specializes in computer-based and traditional art media installations) have chosen the Sakowitz Building, a former department store at the corner of Main and Dallas streets for an interactive installation titled “Mas que la cara” (“More than a face.”) The title is a wordplay: “mas que” - “mask.” Lieberman admits that he has a long-time interest in masks as an ancient art form that all cultures have in common. “The purpose of the Art Blocks project is to make Main Street Square a signature destination of Houston by offering people street-view or vista experiences and creating an environment condusive to scaled events and street entertainment,” commented Donwtown District representative Angie Bertinot and Weingarten Art Group representative Lea Weingarten. However, during the past decade Main Street Square remained underutilized as a place of relaxation and enjoyment of city residents and visitors. At that time, the plaza was given a “facelift”: a new paving, lighting and a fountain. This area of the city, known as Main Street Square, has been designated a pedestrian plaza in 2003. Imperfect Tense, Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, MD (Public Commission)Ģ016 The Desmond Six, Time Equities, Inc.“Tumpet Flower” by Patrick Renner and the Flying Carpet Collective In Lieu of Flowers Send Memes, Cherry and Martin, Los Angeles, CA 2018 Brian Bress: Pictures Become You, Fred and Laura Ruth Bidwell Gallery, Akron Art Museum, Akron, OHĪnother Fine Mess, Josh Lilley Gallery, London, UKĢ017 Sidewalk Cinema Art Blocks presented by Aurora Picture Show, Main Street Square 1111 Main Street,
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