PUBLIC ART SAINT PAUL PRESENTS
THE UNIVERSITY AVENUE PROJECT
THE LANGUAGE OF URBANISM: A SIX-MILE PHOTOGRAPHIC INQUIRY
FROM MAY THROUGH OCTOBER, 2010 WING YOUNG HUIE’S PHOTOGRAPHS WILL TRANSFORM SAINT PAUL’S UNIVERSITY AVENUE INTO A SIX-MILE PUBLIC GALLERY, REVEALING THE EVERYDAY REALITES OF THE DIVERSE NEIGHBORHOODS CONNECTED BY THIS URBAN THOROUGHFARE.
HUNDREDS OF IMAGES WILL BE DISPLAYED IN WINDOWS AND ON BUILDINGS FROM THE KSTP TOWER TO THE STATE CAPITOL.
EACH NIGHT AT A LANDMARK PROJECT(ION) SITE WING’S IMAGES WILL BE SHOWN ON 40 FOOT SCREENS, ACCOMPANIED BY A SOUNDTRACK FROM LOCAL MUSICIANS. MONTHLY CABARETS WILL FEATURE LIVE COMMUNITY PERFORMANCES AND NEW MEDIA PRESENTATIONS.
A TWO-PART BOOK FROM THE MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY PRESS DOCUMENTS THIS EXTRAORDINARY PROJECT.
