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Drawing Dock Creek:
Winifred Lutz, Artist:
Drawing Dock Creek is a temporary contemporary art installation of tinted whitewash and lime that passes over grass, brick, and cobblestone.
The hand-painting markings, extending over a two-block area, trace the path of a tidal stream that flowed here until it became "a foul, uncovered sewer" in the late 18th century. Pollution from waste tanneries, and slaughterhouses forced the city to bury it.
We invite you to walk along this artist-made "creek." Visit again in September 2008 when 48,000 feet of vibrant blue elastic, held in place by over 6,300 anchor points, will be stretched across the swale of the dry creek bed, marking the surface of the creek. |