Rejected Proposal:
Beaver at Work for Socrates Sculpture Park
(Rebecca Herman and Mark Shoffner)
Rejected Proposal:
Desert Mirage for Lower Manhattan Construction Fence
(Rebecca Herman and Mark Shoffner)
Mural Not Good Enough for Ground Zero Site: New York Times article
http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/08/planned-mural-will-not-be-installed-at-ground-zero/
The New York Times, January 8, 2010, 6:25 pm
Planned Mural Will Not Be Installed at Ground Zero
A planned mural that was to cover part of the construction fence at ground zero has been moved off the site, the New York City Department of Transportation confirmed on Friday. The mural was designed by the architecture firm Sage and Coombe, which was selected in a competition announced last August by the transportation department and the Port Authority.
In the end, though, “we didn’t think ultimately that any of the submissions was extraordinary enough, given that it’s the World Trade Center fence,” said Stephen Sigmund, a spokesman for the authority.
The mural was to have been installed last month on the Church Street fence between Liberty and Vesey Streets, remaining up for about a year. Instead, it will be mounted sometime in the spring at Louise Nevelson Plaza on Maiden Lane at William Street.
“We’re glad that we could find another site in the neighborhood for this vibrant artwork, which will enliven the streetscapes of Lower Manhattan,” Janette Sadik-Khan, the transportation commissioner, said in a statement.
The design has not been made public, but the competition guidelines called for a mural incorporating “bold, colorful imagery reflecting the vibrancy of the thriving downtown commercial and residential neighborhood.”
The principals of Sage and Coombe did not respond to messages seeking comment.
When the competition was announced, the Port Authority chairman Anthony R. Coscia said, “this mural is a small but meaningful step to help improve the quality of life for those who live and work around the World Trade Center site, and will showcase the vibrant, thriving community that exists there today.”
Rejected Proposal:
Dazzle Ships (section 1 of 4)
for WTC Site Barrier Fence
(Rebecca Herman and Mark Shoffner)
Rejected Proposal:
Dazzle Ships (section 2 of 4)
for WTC Site Barrier Fence
(Rebecca Herman and Mark Shoffner)
