Name: Opening Reception: Matt Barton "Community Forms"
Start: 2021-05-22T14:00:00-06:00
End: 2021-05-22T17:00:00-06:00
Location: TAXI Campus

Opening Reception: Matt Barton "Community Forms"

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Produced by Black Cube, Matt Barton's 'Community Forms' is a permanent site-specific artwork unique to Denver's TAXI Campus.

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About Community Forms Part rainwater drainage system, part recreational space, <a href="https://blackcube.art/exhibition/community-forms" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Community Forms </a>by Black Cube Artist Fellow Matt Barton is an outdoor site-specific art installation designed for a mixed-use community space within Denver’s Globeville neighborhood. Located adjacent to Colorado’s South Platte River, Barton’s sculptural intervention features abstract curvilinear forms that provide a social space for gathering and creative play and also channel stormwater. Barton drew inspiration from the existing site and innovative developments in urban design and landscape architecture to create sculptures that guide the natural waterflow into nearby bioswales—vegetated ditches that aid in the collection, conveyance, and filtration of stormwater. Composed of concrete, formed earth, and landscaping materials, the artwork visually references skateparks and disciplines such as Land and Earth art. Community Forms encourages non-prescriptive, freeform, exploratory interaction through dynamic visitor-centric sculptures that collectively generate a welcoming public space and a novel solution to flood mitigation.Opening Reception Community Forms opens to the public on Saturday, May 22, 2021. Join us for the opening reception from 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. There will be remarks by Black Cube, select partners, and the artist starting at 3:00 p.m. Food and drinks will be available. This event is free; RSVPs are encouraged. Safety This event will follow Denver’s COVID-19 public health orders. Masks and social distancing are strongly recommended to maintain everyone&#x27;s safety. Parking Parking is available on the TAXI Campus. Parking is limited; rideshare is encouraged. Special Thanks FEMA Region 8, TAXI Community, Zeppelin Development, David and Laura Merage Foundation, Phantom Concrete, Wunder Werkz, BirdSeed Collective, RedLine

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