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MONUMENT LAB
MONUMENT LAB: CREATIVE SPECULATIONS FOR PHILADELPHIA is a public art and urban research project taking place at City Hall in Spring 2015. Through a series of art installations, public events, and community-sourced maps, the project asks a central guiding question: What is an appropriate monument for the current city of Philadelphia? We will begin to explore answers at an innovative research pavilion at City Hall, a prototype monument by artist Terry Adkins, and free dialogues led by Philadelphia artists and critical thinkers using William Penn's iconic plan for the city’s five public squares as inspiration.
RAIR worked with the Monument Lab team to construct the monument with wood salvaged from area demolition sites, reflecting the conceptual spirit of Adkins’ original design.