The art of street placemaking

California replaces a piece of the street with a new people place.

Via @thisbigcity cc @vpsn and @BrentToderian

Art & Place: Site-specific work of the Americas. My choice of seasonal gift. Happy Holidays!

Phaidon USD$79.95

Dia:Chelsea, New York, NY, Dan Flavin

Federal Plaza, Chicago IL, Alexander Calder

Brush Creek Valley, Adena or Fort Ancient Culture

Soon they'll be gone . . .

the fabulously narrative sculptures of Fausto Melotti will be scattered around the globe back in public and private collections.

This coming Friday, 20 December, is the final day of the Fausto Melotti exhibition, a retrospective of the work of the artist that spans 40 years, from Diavolo (c 1945) to Carro delle illusioni (1984). At the Waddington Custot Galleries, 11 Cork Street, London W1S 3LT,  Monday to Friday: 10 am-6 pm; Saturday: 10 am-1:30 pm.

Fausto Melotti, Diavolo, c 1945. © Archivio Fausto Melotti, Milan; photography © Daniele De Lonti, Milan. Courtesy Waddington Custot Galleries, London.

Fausto Melotti, Carro delle illusioni, 1984. © Archivio Fausto Melotti, Milan; photography © Daniele De Lonti, Milan. Courtesy Waddington Custot Galleries, London.

A Whole Month of Sculptural Delights

FAUSTO MELOTTI 
20 November–20 December 2013

Waddington Custot Galleries

11 Cork Street, London W1S 3LT

http://www.waddingtoncustot.com

Monday to Friday: 10 am-6 pm

Saturday: 10 am-1:30 pm

Fausto Melotti: brilliantly allegorical works, erudition and a sense of the ludic

Fausto Melotti,Teatrino c 1950, © Archivio Fausto Melotti, Milan; photography © Danielle De Lonti. Courtesy of Waddington Custot Galleries, London.