Reading Columns
Coutts, Marion. 2008. Reading Columns. [Art Object]
flyer for opening of Public Art Project, Reading (331kB) |
Press Release: Marion Coutts, Reading Columns July 2012 (113kB) |
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Creators: | Coutts, Marion | ||||
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Abstract or Description: | Reading Columns are twin permanent public sculptures commissioned as part of a £245m scheme for the redevelopment of the Chatham Place area in Reading. Field of knowledge: Methodology: I paid particular attention to ephemera highlighting the agricultural and marginal heritage of the area; to original imagery or graphics, posters around major events in the life of the town or printed material from unofficial sources. The piece uses as its medium the typography, colour and graphics of the existing material. It collapses chronology, styles and modes into one work. All images were sourced over an 18-month research period with the support and cooperation of archives in Reading, in particular the Museum of Reading, the Museum of English Rural Life, the Typography Department at Reading University, and the Local History Department of Reading Library. |
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Additional Information: | Impact: Publication: Project Biennale, an anthology of artists, writers, postgraduate curating students from Chelsea College of Art, University of Essex, Sheffield Hallam University, published 2009, contains an interview with Jeni Walwin (curator) and Marion Coutts (artist) about the project. Funding: The work was commissioned in a partnership between Muse Developments and the commissioning agency Artists in the City, Reading Borough Council’s public art programme with early funding from PROJECT, a CABE initiative. Funding included R&D stage, work with Cartwright Pickard, commissioning fees, fabrication, copyright fees, launch. |
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Keywords: | permanent public sculpture, new commission, publication, illuminated, digital transparency, ephemera, colour, morris columns, urban | ||||
Departments, Centres and Research Units: | Art | ||||
Copyright Holders: | Marion Coutts | ||||
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Item ID: | 3040 | ||||
Date Deposited: | 09 Jul 2012 09:16 | ||||
Last Modified: | 28 Oct 2022 16:12 | ||||
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