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ARTLANTIC: wonder Becoming an Art Park in Atlantic City, NJ
Entertainment center, east coast gambling mecca, budding resort destination, home to the famous (and intact) boardwalk and more, Atlantic City, NJ adds another description as public arts booster with the unveiling of a new arts park in two exhibition sites.
These photos from site 1 ("Pinnacle") on a former empty lot at the world-famous Atlantic City Boardwalk at Martin Luther King Boulevard and Pacific and Kentucky avenues highlight some of the works visitors can interact with and enjoy (for free from dawn to dusk) including:
- Landscape design by Balmori Associates
- Words by Robert Barry
- A Woman and Deer by Kiki Smith
- And a Pirate Ship by Ilya and Emila Kabakov
- Art curation by Lance Fung Collaboratives
ARTLANTIC: wonder, the first of five projects, featuring works by acclaimed artists Robert Barry, Ilya and Emilia Kabakov, John Roloff, and Kiki Smith in collaboration with New York landscape design firms Balmori Associates and Philadelphia-based Cairone & Kaupp.
Video production: Skout Media (skoutmediaphilly.com)
ARTLANTIC: wonder, Atlantic City’s New Art Project Curated by Lance Fung
Arts Parks Installations Getting Ready For Their Close-up
Soon, the two exhibition sites that make up ARTLANTIC: wonder will be unveiled. Artists, union members, workers, curators, and more have collaborated to create these two eye-catching sites. The big one above is site 1, which spreads over 7 acres. The smaller site 2, Étude Atlantis, sits on around 8,500 square feet. Both were spared by Hurricane Sandy.
- Photos one and two: site 1
- Photo three: site 2
What A Blast
Shiver me timbers! ARTLANTIC: wonder will explode into the art world with an "unveil" on November 9th. Here are a few items you'll find in the Kabakovs' pirate ship. Please: no smoking.