そのことについて、"Untapped New York"のニコール・サラニェーロ(Nicole Saraniero)記者の記事の一部を読んでいきます。(原文と画像はこちらからです。)
今日のリーディングの目的は・・・
★サイドウォーク・シェッドにアートが展示された理由と、展示までのプロセスをまとめよう。
です。
Since 2023 the Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA) has been on a mission to make sidewalk sheds and other pieces of protective street structures less ugly. Last year the department launched the City Canvas program which allows for the city’s more than 300 miles of construction fences and sidewalk sheds to be transformed into canvases for art. Today, the city released eight pre-approved (事前に承認された)works of art that building owners can license to spice up (趣を与える)the drab (殺風景な)green structures that are too prevalent (あちこちで見られる)throughout the city.
Each of the eight pre-approved works was selected from responses to an open call released in January 2024. The selected artists are Ebony Bolt, Lauren Camara, Neko Jiang, Venazir Hannah Martinez, Annette Weintraub, Zazu Swistel, Nikki Scioscia, and Bayeté Ross Smith. All eight took a different approach to capturing daily life in New York City and the result is a diverse selection of colorful illustrations, collages, and photographic works. The gallery of pre-approved artwork willgrow (増える)as more pieces are selected.
The goal of the gallery is to provide building owners with a selection of art to choose from, therefore streamlining (合理化)the process of getting it on the sidewalk sheds. Before the pre-approved art was selected, building owners would commission (発注する)unique site-specific (その場所独自の)works and submit them for approval to the DCLA. This is still an option. Now, with the pre-approved designs, building owners can simply choose which they want to display and the DCLA connects them directly with the artist for licensing.