NewTown Presents
City Speaks
Featuring
Don Kingfisher Campbell, Poet
Matthew Shenoda, Poet
Kathabela Wilson, Poet
Alessandro Thompson, Sculptor
Rima Snyder, Sound Designer
Thadeus Frazier-Reed, Electronics Design
"Put your seat in our seat … please."Official Opening: March 10, 11:15 AM to 2:00 PM
What: A sculptural poetry/sonic installation
Where: 1199 S. Fair Oaks Avenue (S.W. corner of W. State St. and Fair Oaks Ave.)
When: Daily, through June, 2013
Hours: 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM for sonic experience
Parking: Limited street parking on Fair Oaks. Please respect parking signs on residential streets.
"City Speaks" brings together the talents of three Pasadena poets, a concrete ghost of a Morris Chair and an ambient sonic environment to create a contemplative al fresco living room, inviting you to sit a spell, relax in dappled shade and enjoy poetic reflections on the Crown City of the San Gabriel Valley.
For more information about "City Speaks" and Pasadena's Rotating Public Art Exhibition Program, please click here
Audio clips:
Campbell's "360" | Shenoda's "Canto" | Wilson's "Everything"
"City Speaks" is one of the three site-specific artworks commissioned by the Pasadena Arts & Culture Commission and City of Pasadena Cultural Affairs Division. NewTown is also supported by a grant from the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Arts Commission.
