PUBLIC SCULPTURE ARCHIVE is dedicated to the preservation, documentation, and mapping of public art and monuments. Our mission is to provide a comprehensive and accessible database that highlights the cultural, historical, and social significance of civic art. By meticulously cataloging public sculptures and monuments, we aim to foster a deeper understanding of their role in shaping public spaces and communities.
Through this initiative, we celebrate the diverse forms of artistic expression that enrich our cities, recognizing their value not only as aesthetic landmarks but also as vital reflections of cultural heritage, collective memory, and civic identity. By mapping public art, we ensure that these monumental works continue to inspire, educate, and engage future generations, while preserving the stories they tell about our shared history.
PUBLIC SCULPTURE ARCHIVE is leading a civic works initiative to design and install a public art monument that will engage the community and serve as a lasting symbol of cultural and environmental preservation for the Preserve Pacific Palisades Coalition.
Please visit the link below for more information
https://www.preservepacificpalisades.org
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LA PUBLIC SCULPTURE TOUR is a collaborative photographic project between conceptual and performance artist Sylvie Lake and photographer/therapist Kathryn Kupillas (née Vetter Miller). Using guerilla tactics, together they catalogued their favorite pieces of public sculpture in Los Angeles. Their aim is to shed light on art which is freely accessible whilst sharing stories about the difficulties navigating the space between public and private. Often questions were raised on what is and isn't public domain in terms of art, architecture and images. Kupillas uses all angles to capture Lake climbing on, posing with, or attempting to mimic the form of each sculpture. Lake uses her body as a component to defining space within efforts to transcend-with a delicate dance-her corporeality.
These images are a small representation of our catalogue. We have a photo book which doubles as a field guide with a walking map of a selection of sculptures in Downtown Los Angeles now available thanks to ESP. You can purchase our Downtown book online or in stores including the MOCA store, Arcana books, Hauser Wirth & Schimmel ArtBook store, the Center for Land Use Interpretation, and Stories Books & Cafe. For inquiries please email publicsculpturearchive@gmail.com
All images are owned by Public Sculpture Archive
LA Public Sculpture Tour official project documentation images shot by Kathryn Kupillas
If you are curious about other projects by Kathryn Kupillas, please go to https://www.kathrynvettermiller.com
If you are curious about other projects by Sylvie Lake, please go to www.sylvielake.com
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