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  • Through March, 2021 – Global Connections, 2020

    Another art installation now on view at the Rose Kennedy Greenway is Catalina Delgado-Trunk’s Global Connections, 2020.

    Catalina Delgado-Trunk, a native of Mexico who lives in Albuquerque, NM, draws from her heritage to create intricate works that reinterpret folklore. She describes herself as an activist, as she uses imagery to connect people of different cultures. She believes, across time and geography, we have asked the same questions: “Where do we come from, what are we doing here, and where are we going?” Pre-Columbian myths provide powerful answers.

    The complexity of her work requires patience and time. Delgado-Trunk begins with drawings that form templates for her cutouts. After completing an image, she uses an X-Acto blade to cut the paper. For The Greenway, Delgado-Trunk’s papel picado has been photographed and printed onto vinyl, which is affixed to the Light Blades. Delgado-Trunk’s representations of universal themes of food, nature, and folklore engage with timely conversations around globalization, migration, and identity. 

    For more information visit https://www.rosekennedygreenway.org/globalconnections/

  • Thursday, January 10, 6:00 pm – Color Commons Opening

    Get outside on Thursday, January 10, beginning at 6 pm, for this event and temporary art installation, Color Commons, by New American Public Art (NAPA) designed for interaction with the Light Blades on the Rose Kennedy Greenway, at the Rings Fountain between Milk Street and State Street.

    At the opening, NAPA will unveil a phone number that will allow park users to text message a color to the Light Blades and see them instantly change. Bring your cell phone to the opening to participate in a texting battle and see the resulting light show as the Light Blades respond to a crowd of texts. After party reception is at Brandy Pete’s from 7 – 9PM, register at http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07e6t6g196f3ade961&llr=exropkcab.