http://www.artsbrookfield.com/public_art Current Events en © 2009 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:50:34 GMT Mon, 20 May 2013 18:50:34 GMT "arts>Brookfield Properties" <noreply@artsbrookfield.com> http://www.artsbrookfield.com/public_art/bay_adelaide_centre/event_129.htm <img src="http://www.artsbrookfield.com/resources/2375/Bay Adelaide Tower (58).jpg" /> <br /> <br /><b>James Turrell <br /><i>Straight Flush</i> (2009)</b> <br /> <br />Bay Adelaide Centre lobby <br /> <br />Featured on the south wall of the ground floor lobby, is a light installation designed by James Turrell, a Quaker artist residing in Arizona who has been recognized with prominent awards, such as the Guggenheim and MacArthur fellowships. event_129 http://www.artsbrookfield.com/public_art/ernst_young_plaza/event_130.htm <img src="http://www.artsbrookfield.com/resources/2382/Ruth Pastine_460x187.JPG" /> <br /> <br /><b>Ruth Pastine <br /><i>Limitless</i> (2009)</b> <br /> <br />The complexity of visually linking the two adjoining monumental lobbies of Ernst & Young Plaza, inspired the dialoguing diptych configuration for each of the four immense walls. There is a rigorous tension at play between the four canvases in each lobby, which are connected and spaced as diptych pairs on adjacent walls, acknowledging the architectural symmetry with balance and rhythmic flow. event_130 http://www.artsbrookfield.com/public_art/bank_of_america_plaza/event_132.htm <img src="http://www.artsbrookfield.com/resources/2404/Rig Red 460x187_eve.jpg" /> <br /> <br /><b>Christopher Farr <br /><i>Big Red</i> (2007)</b> <br /> <br />http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=333+south+hope+los+angeles,+ca+90071&sll=33.829769,-118.083445&sspn=0.109515,0.174923&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=333+S+Hope+St,+Los+Angeles,+California+90071&ll=34.053655,-118.253145&spn=0.013653,0.021865&z=16 <br /> <br />Christopher Farr has been at the spearhead of contemporary rug design for over twenty years. Together with his business partner Matthew Bourne, they were the catalyst that revolutionised contemporary rug design. The commission for Bank of America Plaza are five custom tapestries, made of hand-spun wool and mohair, with the largest measuring 20 feet by 41 feet high. event_132 http://www.artsbrookfield.com/public_art/bank_of_america_plaza/event_192.htm <img src="http://www.artsbrookfield.com/resources/3373/arches1.jpg" /> <br /> <br /><b>Alexander Calder <br /><i>Four Arches</i> (1975)</b> <br /> <br />Bank of America Plaza <br />333 South Hope Street <br />http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=333+south+hope+los+angeles,+ca+90071&sll=33.829769,-118.083445&sspn=0.109515,0.174923&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=333+S+Hope+St,+Los+Angeles,+California+90071&ll=34.053655,-118.253145&spn=0.013653,0.021865&z=16 <br /> <br />Calder developed the design, size and scale of "Four Arches" by working with architectural drawings and a model of the site. He then built a maquette of the work. Fabricated out of carbon plate steel, "4 Arches" was installed during the construction of the surrounding plaza. The sculpture was aligned by Peter Walker, the landscape architect, and painted "Calder" red, which is actually an orange-red. Creating a striking contrast against the muted colors Albert C. Martin and Associates incorporated into their design of the adjacent 52-story office tower, the sculpture has a high profile on Bunker Hill, serving as a distinctive landmark, and as a frame for the surrounding buildings. event_192 http://www.artsbrookfield.com/public_art/zuccotti_park/event_131.htm <img src="http://www.artsbrookfield.com/resources/2402/Zuccotti Park_460x187_event.jpg" /> <br /> <br /><b>Mark di Suvero <br /><i>Joie de Vivre</i></b> <br /> <br />Mark di Suvero's "Joie de Vivre" anchors the southeast corner of Zuccotti Park, located near One Liberty Plaza at Broadway and Liberty Street. The 70-foot-tall sculpture was donated to New York City by Agnes Gund, president of the Museum of Modern Art, and her husband Daniel Shapiro. Originally set in Tribeca at the Holland Tunnel rotary, it has been exhibited in Paris at the Esplanade des Invalides, near Pont Alexandre II bridge and at Storm King Center, New York. <br /> <br />In 2006 Brookfield Properties undertook an $8 million renovation of the lower Manhattan public plaza, formerly called Liberty Plaza Park, and “Joie de Vivre” assumed it’s new prominent location. Di Suvero and his wife Kate Levin, attended the opening ceremony for Zuccotti Park, renamed in honor of John Zuccotti, US Chairman of Brookfield Properties. event_131 http://www.artsbrookfield.com/public_art/77_k_street/event_141.htm <img src="http://www.artsbrookfield.com/resources/2637/Nares e00.jpg" /> <br /> <br /><b>James Nares <br /><i>It Was There</i> (2008)</b> <br /> <br />The commission at 77 K Street gave the artist James Nares an opportunity to push through to another scale of working, much larger than he had ever attempted before. Nares’s paintings are made with a single brush stroke from brushes that he crafts himself. He suspends himself in a contraption above the flat canvas and moves from one side of the canvas to other creating a single unalterable brush stroke. event_141 http://www.artsbrookfield.com/public_art/http://artsbrookfield.com/public_art/601_South_Figueroa/event_152.htm <img src="http://www.artsbrookfield.com/resources/2890/_croped.jpg" /> <br /> <br /><b>Mary Corse</b> <br />Untitled (White Light Grid Series, 1989) <br /> <br />Mary Corse used glass microspheres painted in acrylic for her artwork which is currently displayed at 601 South Figueroa. Since the early 1960s, Mary Corse has created abstract, monochromatic paintings. The tiny, perfect spheres of glass refract light and make for a luminous surface that is not attainable using pigment alone. event_152 http://www.artsbrookfield.com/public_art/http://artsbrookfield.com/public_art/601_South_Figueroa/event_328.htm <img src="http://www.artsbrookfield.com/resources/4914/PrimeMatter.jpeg" /> <br /> <br /><b>ERIC ORR</b> <br /><i>PRIME MATTER</i> <br /> <br />Figueroa at Wilshire <br />601 South Figueroa Street <br /> <br />"L.A. Prime Matter" consists of two 32' high triangular bronze towers at the northwest corner of Wilshire and Figueroa. Specially designed ridges in the sides of the towers form patterns in the water that slowly flows down from the top. In contrast to other works in the "Prime Matter" series, in which the flame begins at the bottom and moves up, the fire in "L.A. Prime Matter" spilled down from the top. Though this work was conceived as juxtaposing light, fire and water, only water remains because two components no longer function. event_328 http://www.artsbrookfield.com/public_art/Republic_Plaza_Denver/event_338.htm <img src="http://www.artsbrookfield.com/resources/5087/CASTATORcover.jpg" /> <br /> <br /><b><i>SCULPTURAL DIMENSIONS</i> </b> <br /><i>Contemporary Sculpture by Significant Colorado Artists</i> <br /> <br />June 25 - August 28, 2012 <br />Monday - Friday, 8am - 6pm <br /> <br />Republic Plaza <br />17th Street Plaza <br />Interior and Exterior Sculpture <br /> <br />Republic Plaza is proud to present two major outdoor sculptures: a new work by Erick Johnson, <i>The Nest</i>, which is generously on loan from the Museum of Outdoor Arts; and a recent work, <i>she was in Paris</i>, by Mark Castator. Both sculptures will be on display on the 17th Street Plaza (at Tremont Pl.) through the spring of 2013. <br /> <br />This is a unique exhibit curated by Andra Archer and Cynthia Madden Leitner, Director of the MOA, features art that is textural and sculptural in nature – either flat, free-standing, or suspended. Twenty to twenty-five regional and Colorado artists are included, as well as some site-specific works. event_338 http://www.artsbrookfield.com/public_art/bankers_court_public_art/event_188.htm <img src="http://www.artsbrookfield.com/resources/3347/Nuova Twist (460x187).jpg" /> <br /> <br /><b>Beverly Pepper <br /><i>Nuova Twist</i> (2008)</b> <br /> <br />At 18’ feet high and 12.5’ at its widest, the sculpture's presence at the Banker's Court Building in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, is defined by its scale and gestural movement. Pepper's vision manifested as a sculpture of monumental scale that accentuates the arrival and entry experience while not overwhelming or crowding the site. event_188 http://www.artsbrookfield.com/public_art/bankers_court_public_art/event_189.htm <img src="http://www.artsbrookfield.com/resources/3349/David Rayley (460x187).jpg" /> <br /> <br /><b>Bryan Ryley <br /><i>C-Train</i> and <i>Sun Meets Moon</i> (2009)</b> <br /> <br />From the street the paintings, as seen through the horizontal bank of columns, suggest the kind of movement one detects out of the corner of one’s eye. This is especially so with motorists who pass this site on a daily basis. It is hoped that this encourages interest in the energy and mood of the lobby bringing visitors into the building. event_189 http://www.artsbrookfield.com/public_art/Grace_Building_Plaza/event_369.htm <img src="http://www.artsbrookfield.com/resources/5491/CaioFonseca.publicart.cover.blue..460x187.jpg" /> <br /> <br /><b>CAIO FONSECA</b> <br /> <br />Ongoing <br />Monday - Friday, <br />10am - 6pm <br /> <br />Grace Building Lobby <br />1114 Avenue of the Americas <br />(enter on 42nd Street) <br /> <br />In 2012 Brookfield Properties undertook the renovation of the Grace Building located on the corner of Sixth Avenue and 42nd Street. After a selection process, which included numerous prominent artists, Caio Fonseca (American- born 1959) was chosen to create two murals for the newly renovated lobby. In his Manhattan studio, Fonseca painted two original murals based on his positive/negative works. With one measuring 17 feet and the other 12 feet, they are two of the largest examples of this style. event_369