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Austin360 blogs > Austin Arts: Seeing Things > Archives > 2009 > September > 26 > Entry
The building of Rome begins
“5, 4, 3, 2, 1 — It’s 743 B.C,” said artist Liz Glynn at midnight Friday.
And so began the “The 24 Roman Reconstruction Project” at Arthouse, Glynn’s grand public participatory art-making event.
At the rate of about 1.23 years per minute, Glynn is leading the public in the construction — and eventual destruction — of the Roman Empire using scrap recycled materials.
See the full schedule of events. And head on down to Arthouse.
The seven hills of Rome — including Palatine, the centermost hill — are designated on the gallery floor.
Archaic Rome starts to emerge.
The Tiber River is painted as huts and pagan temples are built.
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