While at the Miami Convention
Center, across the street was this
year's Art Public sculpture display
in Collins Park, this being one of the
most dramatic and thought-provoking
in several years. 20 sculptures
were centered around the theme of
"Ground Control", a powerful display
of current issues going on around
the world, including Glenn Kaino's
"Invisible Man" (2016). Another
is Cuban sculptor Yoan Capote's
"Naturaleza Urbana" (2012), a giant
pair of handcuffs clipped onto a tree
trunk. The title is Spanish for "urban
nature" and not only suggests the
ways that nature is controlled in urban
environments, but also addresses
the over policing of urban residents.
Tony Tasset's giant pair of arrows
was another piece that provoked
questioning, asking 'which way is up?',
making the art displays not all what
they seemed to be.
ART PUBLIC SOCIAL DISPLAY
IN COLLINS PARK, VARIOUS ARTISTS
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