Comments on: Public Art, by jane dávila http://raggedclothcafe.com/2008/03/31/public-art-by-jane-davila/ Discussions and ideas about art and textile art Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:44:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: catherine http://raggedclothcafe.com/2008/03/31/public-art-by-jane-davila/#comment-1828 catherine Thu, 03 Apr 2008 03:21:59 +0000 http://junomain.wordpress.com/?p=822#comment-1828 The temporary awning on the Adrich Museum struck me as witty and refreshing. At a time when corporations like Louis Vuitton are setting up shop and selling luxury goods in in the middle of art shows in museums, Ester Partegas embellishes an art museum with an awning referencing the humble bodega. She's not selling anything or pushing any brand name. Instead she's injecting a bit non-commercial art (and, in abstract form, the life and color of a tiny grocery store) into a place of tourism and (I would guess) tourist commerce. I'm not sure that the awning will, as the website suggests, provide a place for "strolling citizens to congregate and socialize." That might depend on longstanding social patterns; one abstract awning doesn't create a real bodega. Still, it's a pleasant thought.... Here's a link to an article on high-end commerce in museums: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/08/fashion/08ART.html?_r=2&ref=fashion&oref=slogin&oref=slogin Thanks, Jane, for telling us about Ester Partegas; I hope her work escapes the vandals. The temporary awning on the Adrich Museum struck me as witty and refreshing. At a time when corporations like Louis Vuitton are setting up shop and selling luxury goods in in the middle of art shows in museums, Ester Partegas embellishes an art museum with an awning referencing the humble bodega. She’s not selling anything or pushing any brand name. Instead she’s injecting a bit non-commercial art (and, in abstract form, the life and color of a tiny grocery store) into a place of tourism and (I would guess) tourist commerce.

I’m not sure that the awning will, as the website suggests, provide a place for “strolling citizens to congregate and socialize.” That might depend on longstanding social patterns; one abstract awning doesn’t create a real bodega. Still, it’s a pleasant thought….

Here’s a link to an article on high-end commerce in museums:

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/08/fashion/08ART.html?_r=2&ref=fashion&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

Thanks, Jane, for telling us about Ester Partegas; I hope her work escapes the vandals.

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