Swoon, installation view of The House Our Families Built, 2021. Courtesy of the artist, RadicalMedia, and PBS.
PBS American Portrait presents three groundbreaking public art projects. Inspired by stories shared on this site, as well as the unique individual and community narratives of the artists, each piece seeks to expand the reach of American Portrait, offering new perspectives on the journeys that brought us here and the paths that lie before us.
Swoon: The House Our Families Built, NYC, Jan 30-Feb 28, 2021
Traveling around New York City, a 14-foot box truck has been transformed into a diorama-style outdoor sculpture that is a stage for both visual and performance art, inspired by domestic scenes and stories shared on this site.
Carlos Ramirez: Altar to a Dream, Dallas, TX Jan 29-Feb 28, 2021
Nomadic laborers have sustained American agriculture for decades. In this colorful homage, a vintage car becomes a symbol of the arduous paths taken by these workers and their families, of what is left behind and what is carried forward.
Rick Lowe + The Greenwood Art Project: G.A.P. Van, Tulsa, OK, Jan 18-June, 2021
As Tulsa, Oklahoma, approaches the centennial of a dark moment in its history, the G.A.P. van is inspiring residents to commemorate and learn together - not only exhibiting art and sharing performances, but encouraging everyone to use art and creativity to foster mutual understanding and healing. Rick Lowe’s G.A.P. Van is a multi-use, collaborative mobile art exhibition, workshop space and crosstown poster project.
Negative Space: Public Art Project Manager for Radical Media, On-Site Installation and Exhibition Support in NYC
Learn more at PBS American Portrait: Public Art
Carlos Ramirez, installation view of Altar to a Dream, 2021. Courtesy of the artist, RadicalMedia, and PBS.
Swoon, installation view of The House Our Families Built, 2021. Courtesy of the artist, RadicalMedia, and PBS.
Rick Lowe + The Greenwood Art Project, installation view of G.A.P. Van, 2021. Courtesy of the artists, RadicalMedia, and PBS.
Carlos Ramirez, installation view of Altar to a Dream, 2021. Courtesy of the artist,RadicalMedia, and PBS.
Swoon, installation view of The House Our Families Built, 2021. Courtesy of the artist, RadicalMedia, and PBS.
Rick Lowe + The Greenwood Art Project, installation view of G.A.P. Van, 2021. Courtesy of the artists, RadicalMedia, and PBS.
Swoon, installation view of The House Our Families Built, 2021. Courtesy of the artist, RadicalMedia, and PBS.
Swoon, installation view of The House Our Families Built, 2021. Courtesy of the artist, RadicalMedia, and PBS.
Swoon, installation view of The House Our Families Built, 2021. Courtesy of the artist, RadicalMedia, and PBS.
Swoon, installation view of The House Our Families Built, 2021. Courtesy of the artist, RadicalMedia, and PBS.
Swoon, installation view of The House Our Families Built, 2021. Courtesy of the artist, RadicalMedia, and PBS.
Swoon, installation view of The House Our Families Built, 2021. Courtesy of the artist, RadicalMedia, and PBS.
Carlos Ramirez, installation view of Altar to a Dream, 2021. Courtesy of the artist, RadicalMedia, and PBS.
Carlos Ramirez, installation view of Altar to a Dream, 2021. Courtesy of the artist, RadicalMedia, and PBS.
Rick Lowe + The Greenwood Art Project, installation view of G.A.P. Van, 2021. Courtesy of the artists, RadicalMedia, and PBS.
Rick Lowe + The Greenwood Art Project, installation view of G.A.P. Van, 2021. Courtesy of the artists, RadicalMedia, and PBS.