An interactive public artwork, people passing by on the street will be invited to create a small work of art by pinning three different buttons on themselves. After arranging the words ART (ИСКУССТВО) CREATES ( СОЗДАЕТ) LIFE (ЖИЗНЬ) in any way they like, Linda Hesh will photograph her new collaborators for an online gallery. Participants keep the buttons as a reminder of how art affects their life and to continue the piece out into the public sphere.
Artist Info
Linda Hesh combines the personal and political, playing with taboos and challenging social norms. Born in Chicago, Illinois, she lived in New York City for a while before landing in Alexandria, Virginia. Graduating Suma Cum Laude from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, she went on to receive her MFA from Sate University of New York. This year, The Americans for the Arts awarded her for Socially Engaged Public Artwork. Hesh’s art is held in public collections including the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Kinsey Institute, and The Library of Congress in Washington, DC.
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