Saturday, March 08, 2014
Interactive Public Art Comes to Market Square Feb. 21st.
www.pittsburghurbanmedia.com: The North American premiere of Congregation, a dynamic, large-scale video and sound installation, will launch on Friday, February 21 in Market Square and will run every evening starting at dusk through Sunday, March 16. Congregation commences the Market Square Public Art Program, a program of the City of Pittsburgh Department of City Planning Public Art Division, managed by the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership. This program will exhibit public art in Market Square in the winter months of 2014, 2015 and 2016, showcasing the very best in contemporary public art and establishing the recently redesigned Market Square as a local, regional and national arts destination. The installation is free and open to the public. Tickets and reservations are not needed to experience the artwork.
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Usually I am not one for interactive art installations, but my mind has been slowly changing. I really like this idea for market square. I think it will be an effective way to add excitement to the area, which according to the article is part of the goal for this project. I would love to go check it out, and it should be able to draw people who are around the area an hopefully students, such as myself who are interested in the marriage of art and media.
This is a really interesting project for the market square. I think this space is really interesting for a public interactive art installation because there are alway people eating and walking in this area. I am really glad that Pittsburgh is taking advantage of some its open public spaces to turn them into something more interesting and cultural. I am excited to see how the public reacts to this art. Using the giant duck as a reference, it seems as if Pittsburghers like the cultural immersion that they are currently undergoing.
This sounds like a really great idea and I think this article was very effective in encouraging people to go. I think the strongest aspect of the article is that it is able to explain why public art is so important. It doesn't focus as much on the installation itself. Not only does the installation generate an opportunity for more activity for the businesses nearby but, as the article mentions, it also educates and inspires the individuals in the community. Its also really interesting that the city is offering a lecture in conjunction with the piece to give viewers who are interested, a chance to learn even more.
Interactive art exhibits? Count me in! I've been a fan of installations such as these since I was old enough to walk. The Museum of Science in Boston has "keyboard stairs," where each step is a different note. I would spend hours and hours running and jumping up and down. So, to see something like these really brings back a great memory from my past. I'm really excited that something like this is coming to Pittsburgh. I also really like how they're incorporating media and video design into art. This is going to be a great example of combining these two walks of life.
This is a fabulous use for Market Square during the winter. It'll help local businesses also get people downtown in the winter. I tend not to gravitate towards audience participation in art, but I think the venue is perfect for it, since people are filtering in and out anyway. It seems as though this initiative is a little late out of the gates this winter, but I can't wait to see next year's lineup!
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