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Texas Biennial: Temporary Outdoor Public Art
Official Texas Biennial Opening Weekend: March 6-7, 2009
Temporary Public Art: Art and Tunes: Friday, April 24th, 8 pm
(Download the Press Release)
Outdoor Installations on view March - December 2009 throughout the City of Austin

This year Austin’s Art in Public Places Program has partnered with the Texas Biennial, commissioning seven Texas artists to create temporary outdoor public artwork for the exhibition. The official opening weekend of the Texas Biennial is March 6-7, 2009, and will feature works from artists around the state in various locations. The temporary outdoor public art will be installed from March through December, 2009.

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Temporary Outdoor Public Artworks Sites (Download a PDF Map of sites)
Listen to the artists discuss their work through our Audio Tour: 512-590-8360

  • Ken Little, “Homeland Security,” sited in the clearing between Doug Sahm Hill in Butler Park and the Palmer Events; #18 on the audio tour

  • Bill Davenport, “Mushroom Grove,” sited in the west end of Auditorium Shores, near Ladybird Lake Hike and Bike Trail; #15 on the audio tour

  • Colin McIntyre, “Emergence,” sited on a landscaped mound on the west side of Butler Park, near the parking lot next to the Dougherty Arts Center; #19 on the audio tour

  • Ryah Christensen, “Door/Not Door,” sited in parkland near the east-side Hike and Bike Trail, just south of Nash Hernandez Road; #14 on the audio tour

  • Buster Graybill, “Bait Box,” sited adjacent to the boat launch on the east-side Hike and Bike Trail, just south of Nash Hernandez Road; #17 on the audio tour

  • Sasha Dela, “Variegated Continuum,” sited at the Mexican-American Cultural Center; #16 on the audio tour

  • Jill Pangallo, “Looking Glass,” a performance scheduled for 7 pm, March 27th at the Fiesta Gardens Courtyard; #18 on the audio tour; #20 on the audio tour

    Select #21 on the audio tour to hear commentary from AIPP!

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