Insta11ations — District K: Marsha Dorsey-Outlaw

Описание: "Geo'd"
So many of Houston’s historic neighborhoods are undergoing a mind-blowing evolution – polarized by perceptions of inheritance-VS-seizure. The embrace of a community’s cultural gifts is what binds the roots of its people in celebration and motivation, rather than paralyzing dread. Geo’d is a celebration of individual and collective vitality. It is a whimsical interpretation of those unassuming rocks that delight the viewer with complex cores of color bands or crystal-lined cavities. The Geo’d core is a glass, kaleidoscopic offering of “the other” and the propagation of identities and thus, ideas. Its title is employed here as both a condition and self-possessed action: claiming, or even rejecting conventional space and legacy. This mosaic is offered with hope that it becomes a souvenir of the fellowship forged in its making, and an ever-evolving centerpiece for a community that will consume and interpret on its own terms.

About
Insta11ations features artists who are experimenting with the ways people interact with public art, who re-imagine public spaces, and who express stories of social justice and equity in their work. Artists were asked to respond to the specific needs and identities of communities that neighbor the proposed sites, and to create experiences that could engage and empower community members, and unearth, reinterpret and/or platform local histories.

Each artist will be provided with the technical support and education necessary to execute their site-specific experience from concept through fabrication and installation.

Insta11ations is a project by Art League Houston in partnership with the City of Houston Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs, with funding made available through Houston Arts Alliance.

Experiences will open Spring 2020 and be on view Spring to Winter 2020.

For more information, visit https://insta11ations.com/