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Work On Display: Framing Mount Vernon Place

Framing Mount Vernon Place is a gold chain link fence that will wrap the four squares of Mount Vernon Place. This project, by artist Lee B. Freeman, has three main actions. The first action is to deny access to this public space while simultaneously surrounding it in a golden frame. This action will force he public to step back and consider the facets that make up this complex space. In the second act the fence gates open, timed with the opening of the Walter Art Museum's exhibit Maps: Finding Our Place in the World. The third action is the removal of the fence, revealing Mount Vernon Place as a stage for the exciting exhibition Beyond The Compass, Beyond the Square. Freeman vastly shifts the space, presenting an opportunity to "re-see" this important park in a dialogue which speaks to this timeless social ground.

 

Artist: Lee B. Freeman