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A Resolution of the City Commission approving the concept, commissioning, and donation of a work of public art by Alicja Kwade in conjunction with the development project at 103 Sevilla / 130 Almeria, in fulfillment of the Art in Public Places requirement for public art in private development (unanimously recommended by the Arts Advisory Panel approval/denial vote: 8 to 0; unanimously recommended by the Cultural Development Board approval/denial vote: 4 to 0).
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Cade Capital Partners (the “Developer”) is constructing a development project, at 103 Sevilla / 130 Almeria (the “Project”). The Developer has chosen the option of petitioning for a waiver of the Art in Public Places Fee requirement by donating and installing artwork as specified in the Zoning Code, Article 9, Section 9-103 B.
The Developer selected Artist Alicja Kwade based on her international acclaim and specific suitability of her “Totem” series for outdoor installation and asked the Artist to proceed with a concept design proposal for the site. The Artist responded with a proposal of new work titled l’ordre des mondes (Totem), 2024.
Background of Artist:
Kwade’s internationally celebrated practice that spans sculpture, expansive public installation, film, photography and works on paper challenges scientific and philosophical concepts by dismantling the boundaries of perception. Her distinctive artistic language involves reflection, repetition, and the deconstruction and reconstruction of everyday objects and natural materials in an effort to explore the essence of our reality and to examine social structures. Often veering towards the absurd and transforming commonly accepted assumptions into open-ended questions, her poetic and mesmerizing oeuvre disrupts familiar systems and searches for new explanations to comprehend our world.
Kwade is represented in prominent public and private collections throughout the world. Over the past recent years, she has increasingly work...
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