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Among the many projects realized in public spaces, some are truly unique – and these are the ones that build the identity of a place. The aim of this paper is to examine how integrating art and cultural strategies into public space can enhance and reinforce the sense of a place. Particular attention is devoted to urban spaces that we call “places in transition”, where public art improves the city’s imaginative capacity, enlivens neighbourhoods, and sparks civic exchange. Research methods include multidisciplinary literature studies and a detailed case study of the Rose Kennedy Greenway (RKG) – a contemporary urban park in Boston, USA, intended to stitch together the various neighbourhoods surrounding downtown. The Greenway is also a place in transition, to which the Conservancy introduces innovative and contemporary art through temporary exhibitions, engaging people in experiences, interactions and dialogue with art. The five-year Public Art Strategy was supported by Fund for the Arts, a public art program of the New England Foundation for the Arts. The main vision of the project is to amplify the Greenway’s unique characteristic through art that is connective, innovative, and celebratory. There are the two main types of projects within the Public Art Strategy for the RKG: short-term projects called “Platforms” and long-term projects called “Magnets”. The particular conceptual framework is being developed to guide proposals: connection, interactivity, civic dialogue, ecology, and the environment. The article examines the case and analyses the important issues related to implementing art into a public space such as reimagining places, short-term and long-term artistic interventions, arts and cultural programming.
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- Digital Object Identifier (open in new tab) 10.1088/1757-899X/245/5/052070
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IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering
pages 1 - 7,
ISSN: 1757-8981 - Title of issue:
- IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, vol. 245 strony 1 - 7
- Language:
- English
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Bibliographic description:
- Rembeza M..: Integrating Art into Places in Transition - Rose Kennedy Greenway in Boston as a Case Study, W: IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, vol. 245, 2017, ,.
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- Digital Object Identifier (open in new tab) 10.1088/1757-899x/245/5/052070
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- Gdańsk University of Technology
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