Artist / activistAi Weiweiis famous for breaking down barriers ( andstirring controversy ) in his aboriginal China . But for one of his big projects to appointment , he ’s actuallybuildingbarriers — in New York , with help from the world . As Dezeenreports , Weiwei , in conjunction with the Public Art Fund , haslauncheda Kickstarter political campaign to build security - fence installations throughout the city .
CalledGood Fences Make dependable Neighbors(a line borrow from Robert Frost ’s 1914 verse form " Mending Wall " ) , the urban project — planned to record the Public Art Fund ’s 40th day of remembrance — is symbolic of both the international migration crisis and President Donald Trump ’s proposed U.S.-Mexico border wall . erect on rooftop , in alleyways , and as freestanding sculptures , these single graphics will examine paper like immigration , borders , and cultural division .
“ I was an immigrant in New York in the 1980s for 10 years and the event with the migration crisis has been a longtime focus of my praxis , ” Weiweisaidin a statement . “ The fencing has always been a tool in the mental lexicon of political landscaping and evokes association with parole like ‘ border , ’ ‘ protection , ’ and ‘ neighbour , ’ which are connected to the current globular political environment . ”
“ But what ’s crucial to remember is that while barriers have been used to divide us , as humans we are all the same , ” he added . “ Some are more inner than others , but with that privilege come a responsibility to do more . ”
Several hundred artworks have been proposed for internet site across the city , including around 10 major turning point , allot toThe New York Times . site like Central Park , Washington Square Park , and the Unisphere repository in Flushing Meadows – Corona Park will host large - scale , freestanding carving , while modest works will be installed on top of and between private construction in Lower Manhattan and around motorcoach tax shelter in Brooklyn and Harlem . In addition to these 3D whole works , Weiwei has also make a series of lamppost streamer and posters , boast portrayal of immigrants , which will hang across the city ’s five boroughs .
Good Fences Make Good Neighborswill be on view from October 12 , 2017 to February 11 , 2018 . To put up to the Kickstarter safari — which , as of press clip , had already reached nearly $ 35,000 of its $ 80,000 goal — click here , or learn more by watching the video below .
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