History of Public Art, Spring 2010 Papers

after one tough semester, i am happy to present in all my dorkchop glory the three papers i wrote for the CUNY Grad Center's History of Public Art in the US class. if you'd like to read any of these, drop me a line.

MTA’s Arts for Transit: The Most Public Museum’s Problem of Publicity

(arts for transit website)

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Louis Delsarte: Transitions (2001), Church Avenue 2/5 Subway Station, Flatbush, Brooklyn
(click each image to view larger)




(more info from louis delsarte's website)

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Keith Haring’s Subway Chalk Drawings: Graffiti’s Social Intervention of the Early 1980s

turbulent curiosity

estimated number of paintings i'll show at my final reviews tomorrow: 71.

"i've been noticing the fact that nothing glorious can happen any more, we've run the gamut of our flith"

(el-p "league of extraordinary nobodies")

fell off the wagon as far as coffee. productivity has increased..

when they reminisce over you

haven't had enough time to make art lately, too busy reading and writing. and reading. and writing. but i did a little silkscreening last week. looking forward to playing with some more new supplies soon..

"and their eyes change, as they learn to see through flames.."

("pray for rain" by massive attack)

been tied up lately with more art history work than i know what to do with. but i finally finished my big jo'burg piece..

re: oil spill..





and some other 'ish..