KIKI SMITH: Augmented Reality (AR) Asterism/Animation
Kiki Smith's site-inspired installation, Blue Night, consists of forty-two animal constellation drawings. Kiki has long been fascinated with the heavens, human relationship to nature, and constellations. Each animal constellation is made from transparent blue plexiglass sheets with mirrored drawings bonded to the surface. These figures highlight the stars comprising the actual constellations on both sides of the artwork with holographic vinyl that catches the sunlight during the day and reflects ambient light at night.
Print pages from Kiki Smith's limited release Blue Night coloring book that accompanies the exhibition:
Downloadable Coloring Book - Tabloid Spread (11x17 inches)
Downloadable Coloring Book - Letter Size single sheets (81/2x11 inches)
Parking for Blue Night is available on nearby streets and at the municipal garage located on Aragon Avenue.
KIKI SMITH: Blue Night is sponsored in part by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture.
PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING: Public Art Proposal
PERMANENT ACQUISITIONS
Hank Willis Thomas: The Truth is I Welcome You
R & R Studios: A Midsummer Night's Dream
Sibylle Pasche: Coral Forest & Secrets of the Sea
Carlos Cruz-Diez: Induction Chromatique Coral Gables
David Hayes: Quadraped #2
Alice Aycock: Passion/Passiflora Incarnation
Lugufelo: Spinnaker
American Bronze Foundry: Mrs. Althea Merrick
Cracking Art Group: Regeneration (Art Snail)
Leonel Matheu: Vessel
William Beckwith: George Merrick
Studio of Tino Marmoles: La Granada (Pomegranate)
Marc Andries Smit: Jose Marti
Jean Ward: Sculpture Collection
Hector Lambana: Old Shoes
Jon Keller (Joan Theresa Keller): Firemen and Who They Serve
TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS:
The Coral Gables Art in Public Places Program was created by ordinance in 2007 and took effect in February 2010. The program addresses the important goal of:
Commissioning, acquiring and exhibiting new public artworks in Coral Gables. Funds from municipal and private development projects are dedicated towards new public art initiatives
| A Midsummer Night's Dream by R&R Studios |
| located at Balboa Plaza |
The Coral Gables Art in Public Places (AiPP) requirement applies to non-municipal projects with an Aggregate Project Value (APV) of $1 million or more, except for single-family homes and projects at the University of Miami.
Aggregate Project Value means the total of all construction costs associated with a particular construction or renovation project regardless of the number of permits associated with the project, or whether it is a phased project.
Construction Cost means the total cost of a construction or renovation project, as determined by the Building Official in issuing a building permit for construction or renovation plus soft costs of architectural and engineering fees. The Construction Cost includes all labor, structural materials, plumbing, electrical, mechanical, infrastructure, design, permitting, architecture, engineering, lighting, signage, and site work. All construction and renovation costs shall be calculated based on good faith projections for the whole project, and paid as of the date the building permit is issued. This definition is not intended to include the Florida Building Code definition for Construction Cost.
For further information regarding the Art in Public Places program, please contact the Historical Resources & Cultural Arts Department at (305) 460-5094 or email ccathers@coralgables.com .