FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 20, 2020
Contact:
Barbara Richter
Executive Director
Tel. 336.333.7460 Ext. 1
Edie Carpenter
Director of Artistic and Curatorial Programs
Tel. 336.333.7460 Ext. 2
GREENHILL ANNOUNCES “ONE LOVE” RESPONSE –
A NEW PUBLIC ART INITIATIVE AND SHIFT HAPPENS INSTALLATION
(GREENSBORO, NC) GreenHill Center for North Carolina Art introduced an exciting public art initiative as part of its new SHIFT HAPPENS art installation series. Inspired by the “One Love” street mural created by Phillip Marsh on Greensboro’s North Davie Street, Knightdale artist Heather Gordon will install a nine-foot-high site-specific mural on the large exterior window of the GreenHill Gallery.
Gordon’s installation, to be completed late September, is the first of a group of works by Gordon that GreenHill is presenting to explore art engagement at a time of social distancing. GreenHill Director Barbara Richter explains: “Rarely have we experienced a time where art exhibitions and programming require such a high degree of re-imagining. Through SHIFT HAPPENS – “One Love” GreenHill is moving an immersive physical exhibition into a public space and inviting viewers to contemplate its message of hope and reconciliation.” Additional SHIFT HAPPENS installations are expected in the Fall and after Winter Show in 2021.
Edie Carpenter, GreenHill’s Curator added: “In recent months, data has been at the forefront of world news as global patterns and trends are closely analyzed in an attempt to better understand the path of a deadly pandemic. Gordon’s scientific approach to art-making translates data into striking visual representations that stir curiosity. Viewers are inspired by patterns full of precision, surprise and beauty.”
Gordon states: “In my work, I use numbers, geometry and algorithms to create shapes about specific stories I want to tell. Personally, I think artists seek to tell a story of the human condition through their work, and it makes sense to attempt to bring representative stories from all parts of that human experience.”
