FS2022 #PublicArtFinder Pointless Prize

[Boomer Cycles]

2/08/22: Black History Month Bonus Point example

Yinka Shonibare MBE
b. 1962, England
Wind Sculpture VII (Detail) 2016
https://strava.app.link/WM6K96yeunb

Steel armature with hand-painted fiberglass resin cast and gold leaf
Museum purchase with funds from Amelia Quist-Ogunlesi and Adebayo Ogunlesi and the Sakana Foundation, 2016-11-1

Wind Sculpture VII is the first sculpture installed permanently in front of the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art. This unique, gold-leaf version of Shonibare’s Wind Sculptures series evokes the sails of ships that have crossed the Atlantic and other oceans, connecting nations through the exchange of ideas, products, and people. In its form, it captures histories that can be inspiring or brutal, but always complex. It suggests that the opening of the seas led not only to the slave trade and colonization, but also to the dynamic contributions of Africans and African heritage worldwide. Using yellow, blue, rose, and gold, Shonibare celebrates the African men, women, and children who have shaped the United States, Great Britain, and other nations of today and for the future.

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[Kbikeva]

Don’t know if this qualifies for Black History Month. Many of the laborers helped here (Las American Immigrant Advocacy Center) are Afro-Mexican-American-x. I think this mural represents the ambiguity of origin that has such a huge impact on how people are often treated historically and now.

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If it doesn’t qualify, that’s okay – it’s still a great mural that I enjoy sharing.

My first ride today had this publicart to delight the eye:

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My second ride today had a plethora of pieces to choose from under the freeway but now I know where to go back for more, so for today, this is the submission:

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[consularrider]

#publicartfinder – Tiffany stained glass windows, Westover Library on Washington Blvd at McKinley

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[BianchiBoy]

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The gates to Lake Artemesia, College Park, MD

[cvcalhoun]

2/8/2022 Mural at Bethesda Avenue parking garage

[Rod Smith]

Roy Lichtenstein inspired? mural at 3rd and L NE
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[Rod Smith]

Pond Lilly Water Lettuce by Katherine TzuLan Mann 2018 at 2nd and R SW.
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[Rod Smith]

Plant Love on Kenilworth Ave. near Polk St. NE
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[Rod Smith]

Feb 1, 2022 Black History Month. Life Style Barber Shop, Minnesota Ave and Hayes Pl NE
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[consularrider]

#publicartfinder – can’t find a name sculpture at Long Bridge Dr and 10th St S in Crystal City

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[Boomer Cycles]

@Serdar 215712 wrote:

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This New2Me plaque for Mount Vernon Memorial Highway celebrates the 200th birthday of George Washington.
3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Hwy, Mt Vernon, VA 22121

This one is better suited for the #monuments pointless prize thread as it does not qualify as a #publicartfinder submission. Please remove the #hashtag from that Strava post, and thanks for playing (as the defending 2021 champion!

[consularrider]

@Boomer2U 216032 wrote:

This one is better suited for the #monuments pointless prize thread as it does not qualify as a #publicartfinder submission.

Which post are you referring to?

[Boomer Cycles]

@lordofthemark 215784 wrote:

This is public art? About love? About love for dogs? Along 4MRT, near the Shirlington dog park.

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This is not only art, but a Keith Haring mural! His animated imagery lit up the street art scene in New York City in the 1980s and became quickly recognizable around the world!

[Boomer Cycles]

@Kbikeva 215975 wrote:

Don’t know if this qualifies for Black History Month. Many of the laborers helped here (Las American Immigrant Advocacy Center) are Afro-Mexican-American-x. I think this mural represents the ambiguity of origin that has such a huge impact on how people are often treated historically and now.

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If it doesn’t qualify, that’s okay – it’s still a great mural that I enjoy sharing.

LatinX art definitely qualifies for the BHM 2X bonus opportunity as it exemplifies just how complex the whole racial categorization thing is anyway! #WeAreAllHuman

[Kbikeva]

2/9/2022 Found in a neighborhood nearby.

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