Barbara Goldstein
Marie Curie Inspires New San Diego Public Art
Posted by Apr 15, 2011 2 comments
Barbara Goldstein
Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego has commissioned Jennifer Steinkamp to create a new work for MCASD Downtown’s Joan and Irwin Jacobs Building.
Entitled Madame Curie, this new commission is inspired by Steinkamp’s recent research into atomic energy, atomic explosions, and the effects of these forces on nature.
Marie Curie was the recipient of two Nobel Prizes for creating the theory of radioactivity, and discovering radium and polonium.
She was also an avid gardener and lover of flowers.
This don't miss exhibit will be on display in San Diego during the Americans for the Arts Annual Convention, featuring the Public Art Preconference.
"An enveloping panoramic work reminiscent of Steinkamp’s 2004 video projection The Wreck of the Dumaru, the new piece will activate a field of moving flowers and flowering trees in line with the imagery of Steinkamp’s 2010 work Orbit Without Seasons. Flowers rendered realistically for this new work include marsh marigolds, may flower, chestnut blooms, and hop plants, among many others drawn from a list of over 40 plants mentioned in Marie Curie’s biography written by her daughter, Eve Curie. The seven-channel projection will engage the architecture of the space and will require seven synchronized projections onto three walls of the 4,500-square-foot gallery." ~ The Engine Institute, Inc.
*Quote and image from theengineinstitute.org/jennifer-steincamp-madame-curie
Comments
This exhibit is AWESOME but not exactly public art. It's inside MCASD and totally worth the price of admission.
Thank you for this fantastic exhibition. I included links to your exhibit and to this blog at our website www.houseofpolandsd.org
We are part of Balboa Park's House of Pacific Relations and are also featuring Madame Curie as part of our heritage.