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Friday, February 27, 2009
Giant mushrooms emerge on Auditorium Shores
Those giant mushrooms that just emerged on Auditorium Shores? They’re not a sign of early spring. They’re a sign that the Texas Biennial is almost here.
The indie artist-run biennial is this time coordinating with the City of Austin’s Art in Public Places program to launch seven temporary outdoor projects. The outdoor projects complement the biennial two group exhibits and four individual shows, spread around town. Check the Texas Biennial web site for complete information.
In all some 73 Texas artists are featured in the Texas Biennial 2009.
Earlier this week, artist Bill Davenport and an assistant began installing “Giant Mushroom Forest” onto its site on the west end of Auditorium Shores.
The temporary outdoor artworks will be on exhibition from March through December, in various central and east parkland locations.
- Ryah Christensen, “Door/Not Door,” sited in parkland bordering the east-side Hike and Bike Trail, just south of Nash Hernandez Road
- Bill Davenport, “Giant Mushroom Forest,” sited in the west end of Auditorium Shores, near the Ladybird Lake Hike and Bike Trail
- Sasha Dela, “Variegated Continuum,” sited at the Mexican-American Cultural Center
- Buster Graybill, “Bait Box,” sited adjacent to the boat launch on the east-side Hike and Bike Trail, just south of Nash Hernandez Road
- Ken Little, “Homeland Security,” sited in the clearing between Doug Sahm Hill in Butler Park and the Palmer Events Center
- Colin McIntyre, “Emergence,” sited on a landscaped mound on the west side of Butler Park, immediately east of the parking lot next to the Dougherty Arts Center
- Jill Pangallo, “Looking Glass,” a free public performance scheduled for 8 pm, March 27th at the Fiesta Gardens Courtyard
Photo courtesy Meghan Turner/AIPP.
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