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A Resolution of the City Commission approving the concept and commissioning of a work of public art by gt2P Studios in conjunction with the Alta development project at 4101 Salzedo Street, in fulfillment of the Art in Public Places requirement for public art in private development (recommended by the Arts Advisory Panel approval/denial vote: 5 to 2; unanimously recommended by the Cultural Development Board approval/denial vote: 5 to 0).
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Alta Developers (the “Developer”) is constructing the Merrick 250 development project, at 4101 Salzedo Street (the “Project”). The Developer has chosen the option of petitioning for a waiver of the Art in Public Places Fee requirement by commissioning and installing artwork as specified in the Zoning Code, Article 9, Section 9-103 B.
After reviewing a selection of qualified artists, the development team selected and commissioned the artist team gt2P to design proposed artwork for the Project, resulting in two pieces, “Suple Tree Sculpture” and “Coral Mural.”
Background of Artist:
Gt2P is a Santiago de Chile based collaborative studio creating projects that span public art, architecture, and collectible design, represented by the New York gallery, Friedman Benda.
Working across scale and media, their practice is rooted in a unique approach the studio calls “Paracrafting”, which integrates art, science, cultural-material context, and contemporary production processes through parametric thinking. By working within this signature frame, they create a network of intersection points that resonate across creative and cultural boundaries. The resulting work speaks in unexpected ways -sometimes playful, sometimes poetic- to the zeitgeist of our time.
To date, gt2P has been featured in numerous international museum exhibitions, including: The Design Triennale at Cooper Hewitt; Museum of Craft and Design in San Francisco; The Design Museum, London; National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne; Henan Museum, China; M...
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