#walkingfigures

We’re getting queer walking figures in Berlin. Not exclusively, but there you go. 

"Walking Figures" by Polish Artist Magdalena Abakanowicz • Group of three cast iron statues that resemble large headless people in movement. • Dimensions: 284 X 91.5 x 133 cm (112 x 36 x 52 inches) each - Weight: 650 kg (1433 lbs) each • This installation is part of a series of artworks on loan from the @van_biennale to @artsontheave • The Vancouver Biennale is a non-profit organization that exhibits art in public spaces to encourage community engagement and social action. •Artist Magdalena Abakanowicz (Born: June 20, 1930, Falenty, Poland Died: April 20, 2017, Warsaw, Poland) was a contemporary Polish artist known for her textile sculptures of biomorphic forms. The sense of uniformity in her works evoke the loss of identity in the face of an overwhelming cultural collective—a reference to her time spent living under a Communist regime. “Art does not solve problems, but makes us aware of their existence,” she has said. “It opens our eyes to see and our brain to imagine.” • According to the Vancouver Biennale website: “"Walking Figures" appear to be walking aimlessly without sight, and the sombre tone makes reference to both time and loss. A larger group of figures, cast simultaneously in the artist’s studio, is titled Agora and is on permanent display in Chicago’s Grant Park. An agora was a meeting place in ancient Greece where the concept of democracy began. There was no citizen above the law, and everyone had power to vote. It was an unbiased way of life. This sculpture is a Legacy Artwork from the 2005-2007 Vancouver Biennale.” • "Walking Figures" will stay in Edmonton for the next two years. 118th Avenue at 89th Street NW, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Source: https://beta.ctvnews.ca/local/edmonton/2020/11/4/1_5175076.html , http://www.artnet.com/artists/magdalena-abakanowicz/ & https://www.vancouverbiennale.com/artworks/walkingfigures/ #WalkingFigures #MagdalenaAbakanowicz #VanBiennale #yegarts #yeg #yeggers #sculpture #publicart #community #Edmonton #Alberta #Canada #AlbertaAve #webelievein118 #godisinthedetails #details #art (at Alberta Avenue) https://www.instagram.com/p/CHp82hpHvti/?igshid=ow5fvnaru7p7

⏰ head #walkingfigures #broadwaycityhall #sculptures #vancouverbc (at Broadway–City Hall station) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bq3gAdBnH9p/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=oxboydhaxbp6

#abroadwithacamera #walkingfigures by #magdalenaabakanowicz public art installation for @van_biennale #vancouverbiennale

Well, it’s still snowing in #Vancouver. Here is the #VanBiennale artwork #WalkingFigures by Magdalena Abakanowicz. (at Broadway - City Hall SkyTrain Station)