Temporary Monument

“What time is it?” asks artist Tyree Guyton in his mural installation at Kensington, Philadelphia. A question that asks more than what the clocks show at the present moment. As if the name of the installation, The Times –in the plural, not the singular time of the one accurate clock– asks how many t...

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Main Author: Emre Gurer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AP2 2021-12-01
Series:Cadernos de Arte Pública
Online Access:https://journals.wisethorough.com/index.php/CAP/article/view/506
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Summary:“What time is it?” asks artist Tyree Guyton in his mural installation at Kensington, Philadelphia. A question that asks more than what the clocks show at the present moment. As if the name of the installation, The Times –in the plural, not the singular time of the one accurate clock– asks how many times are there that order this monumental space, how many temporalities cross-cut each other at the walls of that old Kensington factory, now being a special installation within the city-wide temporary public art and history project: Monument Lab.
ISSN:2184-6197
2184-8157