Houston Artists Chosen For Monuments

Houston's artwork has been a thing of much conversation in the last few years, and especially its monuments. Twenty-five artists or art groups in five cities, including Houston, were chosen to create “proposals” for future monuments. Now Houston and Buffalo Bayou Park launch the results in the unprecedented public exhibition, "New Monuments for New Cities". The installation is presented locally by the Buffalo Bayou Partnership, which plans a slew of events around the experience. All of the artists were given the prompt to imagine a monument for their city, country and community today, and asked what images and art should replace the monuments that are torn down. Following the exhibition’s inauguration in Buffalo Bayou Park from February 20-April 30, the art will move to Waller Creek in Austin (March-May 20) and then head national and internationally with prominent displays at The 606 in Chicago and The Beltway in Toronto before it takes its place on The High Line in New York.

Source: Culture Map Houston