The Nasher Sculpture Center is closing in on unveiling all of the projects it has commissioned for the tenth anniversary Nasher XChange celebration. Today, we received word that the final public art project will be announced this Thursday at City Hall. As you may remember, when the Nasher first unveiled its unprecedented initiative back in February, there was one idea that already seemed to be taking shape, that is, Rachel Harrison‘s desire to interact with the large, then-fenced-off Henry Moore sculpture at City Hall Plaza. It will be interesting to hear on Thursday how Harrison’s idea has taken shape over the previous months.
UPDATE: And here’s the final announcement which describes Rachel Harrison’s contribution, a giant pink arrow pointing at the Henry Moore. I’m going to have to chew on that one a bit, but for now, the press release language:
Her giant arrow on the plaza calls attention not only to Moore’s piece but to the barrier formerly around it and the conditions that frame our encounters with works of art.
Let’s recap all the projects that have been unveiled thus far:
The first three projects included artists going into three overlooked parts of Dallas:
Rick Lowe: Trans.lation, a community market and community intervention in the diverse Vickery Meadow neighborhood.
Ruben Ochoa: Recycled material sculpture at the Trinity River Audubon Center.
Ugo Rondinone: Pier constructed in West Dallas’ Fish Trap Lake.
Then the we had a few projects designed for more traditional spaces for public art projects, though with a few interesting material alterations:
Liz Larner: X-shaped sculpture at University of Texas at Dallas.
Alfredo Jaar: Pavilion at the Nasher Sculpture Center with recordings of newborn babies born in Dallas-area hospitals.
A Denton-based collective got back together to purchase some television airtime:
Good/Bad Art Collective: Will record a commercial in a vacant floor of a downtown office building and broadcast it on local, regional, and national television stations.
In recent weeks, three more projects have been announced:
Vicki Meek: Will install historical markers at Paul Quinn College highlighting key figures from Bishop College, now Paul Quinn College, who have contributed to the intellectual life of Dallas.
Charles Long: A water-less fountain, curiously titled Fountainhead, that will be installed at Northpark
Lara Almarcegui: Will bury a house demolished by habitat for humanity in the ground where the house stood.
Image: One of the markers designed by Vicki Meek that will be installed at Paul Quinn College