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"Magic Carpet"

PROJECT OVERVIEW
Title: "Magic Carpet"
Photo Credit: Constance Mensh; a project of Association for Public Art
Lead Artist(s):

Description:

"Magic Carpet" by artist Candy Coated was commissioned by the Association for Public Art (aPA) for THE OVAL, a temporary site with community programming, events, and activities organized by Philadelphia Parks and Recreation and Fairmount Park Conservancy. Candy Coated transformed the space in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art into a magical environment of color, pattern, illusion and movement. Her exuberant design included her signature decorative motifs rendered in vinyl, 3-D illusion art, brilliantly colored sandboxes, and fabric banners, among other unique attractions. An enthusiast of the decorative arts, Candy Coated's work brings together installation art, popular culture, fantasy, fashion, printmaking and a passion for vivid color.

PROJECT LOCATION
Floor
Municipal Building/Site
Park
Pop-up
Public Space
Streetscape
The eight acres of public space, normally used as a municipal parking lot, is located on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
THE OVAL
2451 Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia, PA 19130
United States

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PROJECT TEAM
Association for Public Art (aPA)
http://associationforpublicart.org/
Penny Bach

Susan Myers
Association for Public Art (aPA)
http://associationforpublicart.org/
Philadelphia Parks & Recreation, Fairmount Park Conservancy
http://www.phila.gov/parksandrecreation/Pages/default.aspx, http://www.fairmountparkconservancy.org/
[email protected], [email protected]
Mark Focht, Kathryn Ott Lovell
PROJECT DETAILS
Temporary
104,731
Private
Public
Banner, Floor/Surfaces, Installation, Mixed Media, Mural, Painting
Light, Mixed Media, Mural, Painting, Textile/Fiber Art, Wood
Dimensions: approximately 80' x 450'
2014
2015
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