{"id":182,"date":"2015-06-27T01:20:16","date_gmt":"2015-06-27T05:20:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nehsjc.org\/zephyr\/?p=182"},"modified":"2015-06-27T09:58:08","modified_gmt":"2015-06-27T13:58:08","slug":"art-for-the-masses-blends-old-and-new","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nehsjc.org\/zephyr\/art-for-the-masses-blends-old-and-new\/","title":{"rendered":"Art for the Masses Blends Old and New"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"cp_widget_af14ed9f-cf25-4aed-abfe-8a92bb355792\">&#8230;<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\nvar cpo = []; cpo[\"_object\"] =\"cp_widget_af14ed9f-cf25-4aed-abfe-8a92bb355792\"; cpo[\"_fid\"] = \"A8DABpMtQfAc\";\nvar _cpmp = _cpmp || []; _cpmp.push(cpo);\n(function() { var cp = document.createElement(\"script\"); cp.type = \"text\/javascript\";\ncp.async = true; cp.src = \"\/\/www.cincopa.com\/media-platform\/runtime\/libasync.js\";\nvar c = document.getElementsByTagName(\"script\")[0];\nc.parentNode.insertBefore(cp, c); })(); <\/script><noscript>Powered by Cincopa <a href='http:\/\/www.cincopa.com\/video-hosting'>Video Hosting for Business<\/a> solution.<span>New Gallery 2015\/6\/25<\/span><span>Harvard Art Museum Buddhist Exhibit<\/span><span>by Hailey Bryant<\/span><span>flash<\/span><span> 16<\/span><span>cameramake<\/span><span> Motorola<\/span><span>height<\/span><span> 2448<\/span><span>orientation<\/span><span> 1<\/span><span>camerasoftware<\/span><span> Adobe Photoshop CS6 <\/span><span>originaldate<\/span><span> 6\/24\/2015 4:15:40 PM<\/span><span>width<\/span><span> 3264<\/span><span>cameramodel<\/span><span> XT1063<\/span><span>Relaxing on the Greenway<\/span><span>by Hailey Bryant<\/span><span>width<\/span><span> 3264<\/span><span>flash<\/span><span> 16<\/span><span>height<\/span><span> 2448<\/span><span>camerasoftware<\/span><span> VSCOcam Android Vers<\/span><span>originaldate<\/span><span> 6\/22\/2015 7:08:22 PM<\/span><span>cameramodel<\/span><span> XT1063<\/span><span>Rose Kennedy Greenway<\/span><span>by Hailey Bryant<\/span><span>flash<\/span><span> 16<\/span><span>cameramake<\/span><span> Motorola<\/span><span>height<\/span><span> 2448<\/span><span>orientation<\/span><span> 1<\/span><span>camerasoftware<\/span><span> Adobe Photoshop CS6 <\/span><span>originaldate<\/span><span> 6\/22\/2015 7:12:06 PM<\/span><span>width<\/span><span> 3264<\/span><span>cameramodel<\/span><span> XT1063<\/span><span>Harvard Art Museum Courtyard<\/span><span>by Hailey Bryant<\/span><span>flash<\/span><span> 16<\/span><span>cameramake<\/span><span> Motorola<\/span><span>height<\/span><span> 3264<\/span><span>orientation<\/span><span> 1<\/span><span>camerasoftware<\/span><span> Adobe Photoshop CS6 <\/span><span>originaldate<\/span><span> 6\/24\/2015 4:07:48 PM<\/span><span>width<\/span><span> 2448<\/span><span>cameramodel<\/span><span> XT1063<\/span><span>Seven Moon Junction<\/span><span>by Hailey Bryant<\/span><span>flash<\/span><span> 16<\/span><span>cameramake<\/span><span> Motorola<\/span><span>height<\/span><span> 2448<\/span><span>orientation<\/span><span> 1<\/span><span>camerasoftware<\/span><span> Adobe Photoshop CS6 <\/span><span>originaldate<\/span><span> 6\/22\/2015 7:09:41 PM<\/span><span>width<\/span><span> 3264<\/span><span>cameramodel<\/span><span> XT1063<\/span><span>by Jumayar Ahmed<\/span><span>flash<\/span><span> 16<\/span><span>cameramake<\/span><span> NIKON CORPORATION<\/span><span>height<\/span><span> 3264<\/span><span>orientation<\/span><span> 1<\/span><span>camerasoftware<\/span><span> Adobe Photoshop CC 2<\/span><span>originaldate<\/span><span> 6\/24\/2015 3:12:23 PM<\/span><span>width<\/span><span> 4928<\/span><span>cameramodel<\/span><span> NIKON D5100<\/span><span>by Jumayar Ahmed<\/span><span>flash<\/span><span> 16<\/span><span>cameramake<\/span><span> NIKON CORPORATION<\/span><span>height<\/span><span> 4928<\/span><span>orientation<\/span><span> 1<\/span><span>camerasoftware<\/span><span> Adobe Photoshop CC 2<\/span><span>originaldate<\/span><span> 6\/24\/2015 3:13:56 PM<\/span><span>width<\/span><span> 3264<\/span><span>cameramodel<\/span><span> NIKON D5100<\/span><span>by Jumayar Ahmed<\/span><span>flash<\/span><span> 16<\/span><span>cameramake<\/span><span> NIKON CORPORATION<\/span><span>height<\/span><span> 3264<\/span><span>orientation<\/span><span> 1<\/span><span>camerasoftware<\/span><span> Adobe Photoshop CC 2<\/span><span>originaldate<\/span><span> 6\/24\/2015 3:26:57 PM<\/span><span>width<\/span><span> 4928<\/span><span>cameramodel<\/span><span> NIKON D5100<\/span><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p><strong>By Haliey Bryant<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In terms of art, Boston is proof of the idea that the old and new works can not only coexist, but enhance each other. It\u2019s a historic city, founded almost 150 years prior to the founding of the United States, and though the city has been constructed over and over again there are traditions and memories that the city still clings to.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s also no shortage of creativity in the city. Contemporary art is innovative and exciting &#8211; a tour of the city will show that.<\/p>\n<p>A leader in Boston public contemporary art is the Rose Kennedy Greenway, which consists of six parks: Chinatown, Dewey Square, Fort Point Channel, Harbor Islands Pavilion, Armenian Heritage, and North End. Each park has its own unique modern artworks, which attract visitors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs If It Were Already Here\u201d, an aerial sculpture by Brookline-based artist Janet Echelman, hovers over Dewey Square and will remain suspended until October. Shinque Smith&#8217;s \u201cSeven Moon Junction\u201d, the third in a series of abstract murals at Dewey Square, is also featured.<\/p>\n<p>Places like Boston Common, which is the oldest city park in the country, exemplify the opposite. The area is full of statues and monuments commemorating men like Charles Sumner and George Washington, who are important but by no means underrepresented.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[Boston Common] is a really important civic space,\u201d said Margaret Dyson, director of<\/p>\n<p>Historic Parks in Boston\u2019s Parks and Recreation department. She emphasizes the importance of preserving historical places such as the Common: \u201cPart of that history is the monuments and memorials there; they very much tell the story of that place.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The process of exhibiting public art is complex. It\u2019s more than just commissioning a piece and setting it up somewhere; thoughtfulness and care are crucial, said Mary Schneider Enriquez, who has been the Houghton Associate Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art in the Harvard Art Museum\u2019s Department of Modern and Contemporary Art since 2010.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne of the big issues is deciding what\u2019s right for the setting,\u201d she said. \u201cIt has to be something that is deliberately done in the context.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The location as well as the evocation of a piece are important elements to take into consideration. \u201c[Public art] makes the space more dynamic and enhances the art that\u2019s here,\u201d Enriquez added. \u201cIt\u2019s important for people to experience art outside of a perfect, white gallery space.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Though Boston is a city full of history, there is still room for novel ideas and artworks. \u201cWe have an extraordinary collection of public art in Boston,\u201d Dyson said. \u201cI think art can inspire and enlighten and engage. 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