Art Collective in Stamford Downtown Exhibit Booklet

Art Collective ART IN PUBLIC PLACES

STAMFORD DOWNTOWN

Summer 2020

BARRY GUNDERSON

Dear Friends and Neighbors: Art in Public Places presents us all with an opportunity to re-engage with our Downtown in a responsible way. In its 27th year, this public art program is one of the City’s premier cultural events, distributed throughout Stamford Downtown. Since its inception, Art in Public Places has grown in size and prominence, providing major works of outdoor sculpture for all to enjoy.

This year‘s exhibit Art Collective in Stamford Downtown, produced by Stamford Downtown features 35 sculptures on loan from six artists including Gilbert Boro, Barry Gunderson, Lorann Jacobs, David Millen, Morris Norvin and Emily Teall. It demonstrates the extraordinary commitment to art that is part of the Stamford culture. It is with deep appreciation that we recognize our sponsors: The Cingari Family, Reckson, RXR Realty & LRC Construction, Andrew and Michael Whittingham & Families, First County Bank, NBCUniversal, One Stamford Realty, The Campus, 1937 West Main Street, True North Stamford, Highgrove and United Realty, Inc.

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Gilbert Boro Ball, Beam & Curves

Sponsored by One Stamford Realty

We are pleased to offer Otocast, a free audio tour with an interactive map, sculpture photos, artist narratives, and information about our many Downtown restaurants. It’s a great way to take a tour from home or while you are Downtown. Please download “Otocast” from the Apple App or Google Play Stores and choose Stamford, CT to access the tour.

This is an exhibit you won’t want to miss! Take some time out to tour the sculptures which grace our Downtown streets and parks this summer.

It’s a great way to spend a day with family. During this unusual time, Stamford Downtown is pleased to be able to bring some whimsy to our parks and streets. We ask that you please continue to practice social distancing while you enjoy this excellent art show.

Sincerely,

David Martin Mayor City of Stamford

David Kooris President Stamford Downtown

Gilbert Boro

Sculptor Gilbert Boro is a native of the art-centric New England town of Old Lyme, CT where his custom-built fabrication studio and expansive outdoor sculpture grounds are open daily to the public. The latter are home to a permanent exhibition of more than 100 pieces of Gil’s own creations as well as invited artist’s work.

Boro is a constructivist dealing with the interplay of space, place, form and scale, who believes that, “Art should not necessarily solve or interpret problems for the public but rather should help us regain the creativity we all had as children.” Boro’s sculptures are more than just objects in space; they become a place to be experienced, explored and enjoyed by all ages. gilbertboro.com

Greg Caggainello Chairman Stamford Downtown

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Gilbert Boro HELIX BENCH

Sponsored by The Cingari Family

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Gilbert Boro HELIX BENCH WOOD Sponsored by The Cingari Family

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Gilbert Boro SIROCCO

Sponsored by Reckson

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Gilbert Boro REGATTA

Sponsored by The Cingari Family Art

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Gilbert Boro TURNING POINT Sponsored by First County Bank

Barry Gunderson

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Barry Gunderson lives in Gambier, OH, where he taught sculpture at Kenyon College since 1974.

He retired from teaching five years ago but has not retired from the studio. Interpretations of water, contorted figures, some with peculiar thought bubbles, and four or six-legged invented critters have kept him more than busy. In each series he is trying to capture the essence of these forms, some recognizable, some not, by giving each piece a visual impact, a sense of humor, or a spark that sets them apart from their sources. Gunderson has won several Percent for Art commissions throughout the state of Ohio and has exhibited extensively.

A full view of his work over the last 50 years can be seen on his website: barrygunderson.com

Barry Gunderson Man Surprised

By The Things He’s Made Sponsored by NBCUniversal

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Barry Gunderson BoneAparts

Sponsored by Stamford Downtown

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Barry Gunderson Round And About Sponsored by Stamford Downtown

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Barry Gunderson Clouburst

Sponsored by Stamford Downtown

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Barry Gunderson One Long Thought Collective

Sponsored by Stamford Downtown

Lorann K. Jacobs A visionary artist, Lorann lives in Dallastown, PA. Producing over 1,000 bronze sculptures since the 1980’s from 6 inches to 12 feet.

Self-taught, she works directly in wax, which is unusual for large scale pieces.

She has pieces in the PA State Museum of Art and the American Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore, MD. Monumental works can be seen on her website: lorannjacobs.com

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Lorann K. Jacobs Jolly Roger

Sponsored by RXR Realty and LRC Construction

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Lorann K. Jacobs Conehead Skeleton Sponsored by Stamford Downtown

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Lorann K. Jacobs Mother and Daughter

Sponsored by Stamford Downtown

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Lorann K. Jacobs Forgotten Toy

Sponsored by Stamford Downtown Art

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Lorann K. Jacobs The Tinker

Sponsored by Andrew and Michael Whittingham & Families

David Millen Energy. Balance. The vitality of the body in action.

The celebration of the human spirit, a timeless combination of old and new routed in classical sculpture, yet stylized in the simplicity of form.

David Millen began his 45-year career as a ceramic artist and then studied at the New School with Chaim Gross and Sabin Howard. His work has been on exhibition in many galleries, juried art shows, several universities and hospitals, private collections, the New Britain Museum and a solo exhibition at the Barnum Museum. For the past 15 years he has been teaching in his studio and sculpture garden. millensculpture.com

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Lorann K. Jacobs W. Rabbit

Sponsored by RXR Realty and LRC Construction

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David Millen Balancing Act Sponsored by Stamford Downtown

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Morris Norvin

The Discarded Flotsam and Jetsam Izu Take a FREE Audio Tour  Ratchet Refuse Trash Walker

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Conehead Skeleton Forgotten Toy Jolly Roger Mother and Daughter The Tinker W. Rabbit

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Barry Gunderson

BoneAparts Clouburst Man Surprised By The Things He’s Made One Long Thought Round And About

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Ball, Beam & Curves Helix Bench Helix Bench Wood Regatta Sirocco Turning Point

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David Millen Flying Acrobats Sponsored by Stamford Town Center

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David Millen Handstand

Sponsored by Stamford Town Center

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David Millen Hanging Trapeze Collective

Sponsored by Ferguson Library

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David Millen Primevil Forest Sponsored by Stamford Downtown

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David Millen Juggler on Unicycle Sponsored by Stamford Town Center

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David Millen Love Swing

Sponsored by Stamford Downtown

David Millen Ring Dancer

Sponsored by Ferguson Library

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David Millen Three Acrobats Sponsored by Ferguson Library

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Morris Norvin The Discarded Sponsored by Stamford Downtown

Morris Norvin Morris fell in love with sculpture at the MFA Boston, studying there in the teen program under Ralph Rosenthal before attending the Museum School, graduating in 1985. Since then he has shown and sold his work all over New England in varying sizes in outdoor settings, inside spaces, sets for theater and retail, and props for film. Norvin's work consists mainly of animals and people. He works in a variety of materials but prefers metal, specifically found and reclaimed objects and tools. Morris currently teaches at the MFA Boston, and owns and operates Stonybrook MASS, his school/studio in Jamaica Plain, MA. morrisnorvin.com stonybrookmass.org

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David Millen Unicyclist

Sponsored by Ferguson Library Art

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Morris Norvin Flotsam and Jetsam Sponsored by Stamford Downtown

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Morris Norvin Ratchet

Sponsored by Stamford Downtown

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Morris Norvin IzuÂ

Sponsored by Stamford Downtown

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Morris Norvin Trash

Sponsored by Reckson

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Morris Norvin Refuse

Sponsored by Reckson

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Morris Norvin Walker

Sponsored Stamford Downtown

Emily Teall Emily Teall (BFA '16, MA '18) is a Connecticut-based multimedia artist with particular interests in sculpture and installation art. Teall's artistic career began with a childhood curiosity about nature. Her curiosity and close observations developed through the drawing process. Organic elements continue to drive her work. Teall's art also draws from memories, experiences with anxiety, and from the role of the body in (particularly a female) identity.

Teall exhibits in shows in and near her hometown of Riverside, CT; at Cornell University, where she completed her BFA; at Columbia University; in New York City; and in Hudson, NY. Teall teaches art to vulnerable students, currently at Fusion Academy and formerly at Trailblazers Academy, Rauschenbusch Metro Ministries, and the South Norwalk Community Center. Previously she taught courses to all age groups both at Silvermine Arts Center in New Canaan, CT and the Tsogyelgar Center in Ann Arbor, MI. emilyteall.com

Gold Sponsor The Cingari Family

Silver Sponsors Reckson RXR Realty & LRC Construction

Bronze Sponsors

Andrew and Michael Whittingham & Families First County Bank • NBCUniversal • One Stamford Realty The Campus, 1937 West Main Street, True North Stamford & Highgrove United Realty, Inc. TECHNICAL DIRECTOR Mark Greenbaum PROJECT MANAGEMENT Bob Cornell, Alex Lauture, Sam Porto INSTALLATION TEAM, CITY OF STAMFORD Douglas Hoyt, Operations Supervisor

the CINGARI family

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Emily Teall Tulip Bulb

Sponsored by The Campus, 1937 West Main Street, True North Stamford & Highgrove Art

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STAMFORD-DOWNTOWN.COM The sculptures featured in Art Collective in Stamford Downtown have been generously loaned by the artists for this exhibit. All sculptures are for sale.

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