Public art org working with artists on the dialogues, debates & dreams of our times. Est. 1974, NYC.
New York, New York
Joined June 2010
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READ⬇️ Charles Gaines’s “Moving Chains” featured in today’s @tmagazine. This massive, kinetic sculpture, presented by #GovIslandArts, @creativetime & @TSqArts, will reopen later this spring on @Gov_Island—stay tuned for updates!
nytimes.com/2023/03/24/t-mag…
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“What you might think of as a roof, you find 100 foot long lengths of chain.”
Charles Gaines constructs “Moving Chains,” a massive metal and wooden structure on @Gov_Island.
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@creativetime @TSqArts @HauserWirth
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Hey baby, next Wed Jan 11, 2023 I'm inviting you to join me at @TheGreeneSpace to talk about my fave mineral, copper, and what's at stake. We'll talk IUDs, mines, and others. Opening remarks: @creativetime's #JustineLudwig and @WNYC's @KNewmanScott.
#art #science
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“Kara Walker is encouraging us to look at things that are so visible in our society, that we wish were invisible.”
Hear about the construction of 'A Subtlety' – a sculpture that responds to the ties between sugar production and slavery.
@creativetime: bit.ly/2Rd3QKS
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It Took Eight Years, an Army of Engineers, and 1,600 Pounds of Chains to Bring Artist Charles Gaines’s Profound Meditation on America to Life. Now, It’s Here buff.ly/3VXJSjQ
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⛓️ #CharlesGaines's monumental 110-foot long kinetic sculpture ‘Moving Chains’ is on display on Governors Island, New York.
2️⃣ Marking the second chapter of the multipart project #TheAmericanManifest, ‘#MovingChains’ is the largest commission in the history of @creativetime.
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Read more in @artnet about the ambitious journey that brought Charles Gaines's "Moving Chains" to Governors Island. The piece is on view at the base of Outlook Hill through June 2023.
#GovIslandArts @creativetime @TSqArts
news.artnet.com/art-world/ch…
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Spectacular moving sculpture by Chsrles Gaines, "Moving Chains," opened today on Governors Island, opposite the Statue of Liberty. It conjures many things, including a slave ship
Bravo Mr. Gaines and sponsor @creativetime .
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Two of the best things to do in NYC this weekend, right here on Governors Island! Hop on the ferry for @fadmarket, the opening of Charles Gaines's "Moving Chains," @ForestforAllNYC's #CityofForestDay2022, and more. Plan your visit: govisland.org
timeout.com/newyork/things-t…
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"Moving Chains," Chapter 2 of Charles Gaines's "The American Manifest," a huge kinetic sculpture that calls attention to frameworks that continue the legacy of slavery in the US today, will open to the public on @gov_island on October 15! @creativetime @TSqArts
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NEW: "Moving Chains," Chapter 2 of Charles Gaines's "The American Manifest," a huge kinetic sculpture that lays bare the frameworks that continue the legacy of slavery in the US today, will open October 15 on @gov_island.
Details: govisland.com/blog/moving-ch…
@creativetime @TSqArts
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In a column for @creativetime Think Tank, Art Associate Professor Jen Delos Reyes considers the intersections of email communication, institutions, and solidarity in her work. reworlding.creativetime.org/…
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Check out @hyperallergic’s September opportunities listing with resources for artists & creatives looking for grants & paid gigs to further their work. This month's listing includes opportunities from @bennettprize, @PioneerWorks_, @creativetime & more!
hyperallergic.com/756406/opp…
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“The default theory of change in settler colonial racial capitalism is that if we document the damage, get enough people to pay attention to it, then together our voices will convince so and so (who is in charge) to give up power and resources.”
—@tuckeve
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What is your theory of change these days? Asks Eve Tuck:
"It could be what we talk about when we are on an outing with an old friend, when we are texting before a date, when we wake up startled in the night, tangled in the covers.”
Read it here: reworlding.creativetime.org/…
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TOMORROW! Charles Gaines in conversation with @TheBrooklynRail about "The American Manifest," on display now in Times Square and in October on Governors Island. August 12 at 1pm, register at brooklynrail.org/events/2022…
@creativetime @TSqArts #GovIslandArts
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Join 2021 Grantee @creativetime on July 13 and 14 for "Manifestos 4: The Dred and Harriet Scott Decision," two performances marking the opening chapter of Charles Gaines' first public art exhibition, "The American Manifest." For more information visit creativetime.org/charles-gai…
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Artists Opportunity:
North Carolina artists, don’t miss this opportunity for a major public art commission in New York City next summer! @creativetime has produced hundreds of truly extraordinary public artworks—your bold, maybe even impossible seeming idea could be next.
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📣 Artists and creative workers: @Hyperallergic’s May opportunities include grants, residencies, and open calls from @MuseumofCityNY, @nypl, @nyfacurrent, @UArts, @creativetime, and more:
hyperallergic.com/729306/opp…
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‼️ATTENTION ARTISTS‼️: @creativetime presents its Open Call, a biannual initiative that offers artists the opportunity to create their first major public artwork. Proposals will be accepted through Tuesday, May 17. Learn more here: bit.ly/36ObTWb
