I think that a really great example of a contemporary artist group engaging in ideas of the city in an interesting way is NPS or Neighborhood Public Radio, out of San Francisco. Link to Sound of Mind Stations recordings. Link the Talking Houses Project. Space and Time Together in a Postmodern Era. This is a very powerful use of symbol. Ultimately though, it comes up politically as an.

Friday, April 22, 2011. We all know the famous Cloud Gate. As if to Celebrate I Discovered a Mountain Blooming With Red Flowers,. 1981 wood, cement, polystyrene, pigment. Although none of this really has much to do with the city in a direct way, he takes this way of working and brings it outside into the public space. Tall Tree and The Eye,. 2009 stainless steel over carbon. Am particularly interested in the back side of Sky Mirror.

Reflections on Cities and Their Image. Here, we see traffic weaving through the busy area, as well as the different branches coming together.

Friday, April 22, 2011. Isaac Cordal is a Spanish artist who produces video, audio, performance, and sculptural art. His interest seems to lie heavily in shape and form, namely with a human element. Though all of his pieces do not relate to cities, one in particular does. This project, entitled Cement Eclipses. Is performance, photography, video, and sculpture combined, coming together to create these little public art pieces. Still image from video below. Who put it there? Explo.

Monday, February 21, 2011. Jacobs theorizes that if a district is calculated and specialized for one function will be unable to provide what is necessary if it is confined to that one function. This is due to the fact that the district will only be used during specific times and because of its lack of diversity, at all other times will be empty.