How can we Map our Personal Experience and Diverse Interpretation of Visiting Chicago Public Art?
Image: A student covered a photo of a house from their neighborhood with a portion of Carlos Rolón/Dzine’s, Time is the Enemy (Revisited), which is located in the CTA’s Sedgwick station.
“Students chose a piece of Chicago public art that they were interested in, and created an alternative to it (changing the setting, orientation, etc.) using collage and drawing.”
-Southside Occupational Academy 12th Grade Teacher Kelli Jones and Teaching Artist Jennifer Mannebach.
Kyungmi Shin, Granville Avenue Buildings, mock-up proposal for the CTA’s Granville Station public art mural.
A Student floats Kyungmi Shin’s mosaic on the lakefront.
We also talked about the Statue Stories Chicago project.
We asked them to explore what kind of public statue they would want to see.
Who do you admire? What would your statue say?
