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WHO DECIDES THE FATE OF PUBLIC SPACE?
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For the past two months, Buffalo Bayou Partnership (BBP) has been host to the thought-provoking exhibition New Monuments for New Cities in Buffalo Bayou Park. The artworks on display address questions such as “What does it mean to monumentalize a person, an idea or moment in time?” To stimulate dialogue and conversation about the important themes put forth in the exhibition, BBP has presented artist talks and a panel discussion, and has a closing event scheduled for April 27.
To continue the important and timely discourse, BBP is hosting an invitation-only workshop.
As the representative of an organization having interest in public space and other workshop discussion topics, we invite you to attend.
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Thursday
May 16
11:30am-1pm
Lunch will be provided.
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The participatory workshop and discussion will be focused around an open question: “Who decides the fate of public space?”
The event will be facilitated by curators from Monument Lab, an independent public art and history studio that works with artists, students, public agencies and cultural institutions to cultivate critical conversations around the past, present and future of monuments and public space.
Workshop activities will include: a presentation of Monument Lab’s research findings from conversations from its Report to the City, based on engagement with over 250,000 public participants in Philadelphia; a facilitated discussion about collective memory and municipal pathways; and a shared exercise that maps decision-making processes and power networks in Houston.
Upon completion of workshops in the five North American cities hosting the New Monuments for New Cities exhibition, Monument Lab will share findings in a chapter of the exhibition publication, and produce a podcast that will feature discussions with artists from each of the cities.
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New Monuments for New Cities is the inaugural project of the High Line Network Joint Art Initiative, a partnership among industrial reuse sites in North America. This collaborative public art exhibition features proposals from 25 artists, including five from Houston, for monuments for today. New Monuments for New Cities is on view in Buffalo Bayou Park through April 30 and will travel to Austin, Chicago, Toronto and New York. Lead underwriting provided by East River, a Midway development. Additional support provided by The Anchorage Foundation of Texas, Susan Vaughan Foundation, TXRX, Christopher Knapp/Collaboration Capital, Scott and Judy Nyquist, and Houston Public Media.
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Photography by Katya Horner/Slight Clutter Photography
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Buffalo Bayou Partnership is the non-profit organization revitalizing and transforming Buffalo Bayou, Houston's most significant natural resource.
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