Jeramey Jannene

Wisconsin Center Pauses Art Removal

CEO says he thought matter was resolved with grant, only for conflict to emerge.

By - Apr 14th, 2023 03:20 pm

CEO says he thought matter was resolved with grant, only for conflict to emerge. Back to the full article.

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2 thoughts on “Wisconsin Center Pauses Art Removal”

  1. Thomas Gaudynski says:

    A breather anyway.

    Also important to realize Baird has skin in this game too.

  2. Polaris says:

    Ha! Pausing is sometimes the first step toward not doing… 🙂

    On a related note (aka, my idea of moving and reimagining the installation in a more public space), in my current work with a museum, I came across this wonderful space I never new existed, but that celebrated its fifth anniversary in October 2022, Alumni Park in Madison:

    https://raai.com/project/alumni-park-at-university-of-wisconsin-madison/

    This is the kind of thing I would love to see the Wisconsin Center installation turn into. Uber-public, interactive, multi-media.

    Let’s think big on this. While it’s great to preserve, it well might be greater to reimagine…

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