Built an ark
“Kea Tawana built a wooden ark on city vacant land in Newark, New Jersey in 1981. Fed up with city neglect of the neighborhood since the 1967 riots, Tawana decided to create a massive structure – ninety feet wide and three stories high – using scavenged material. The ark served to provide hope and symbolize renewal. Unfortunately, the city decided to raze the structure, stating that its presence did not comply with code.” More here. Followed by Mark Bradford who has built an ark for New Orleans in LA after the hurricane ‘Katrina’. To research locations like these, check outsider-environments.
Millegomme
The Millegomme network does incredible works with car tires.
“Our filosophy is to integrate into a setting by involving locals and play with the problems altogether”
Look forward to the past
Skateboarddesign by Randy Laybourne for the Montana Skatepark Association. Photos from the past deck auctions here. Apply now for the upcoming auction .
It´s burning everywhere
Part of the conflict, Thomas Hirschhorn. Would his art work out on the streets? I think so, though it’s better situated in galleries. Learn more about his thoughts on bringing together politics, philisophy, love and aesthetics.
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Juan Angel Chavez
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“Juan Angel Chavez was born in La Junta, Chihuahua, Mexico. At the age of thirteen, he immigrated with his family to Chicago. He attended The School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s Early College Program and continued his studies at The School, but did not obtained a degree.”
