Project updates from a Formas-funded research project on the LTH Fountain, a dysfunctional modernist public artwork at Lund University. It shares journal issues, essays and calls for papers on the afterlives, care and failure of public art.
Website: https://fountain.ghost.io/
Each issue pairs a historic postcard with a present-day recreation photo to explore a building, monument or artwork and the history behind it. It covers modernist architecture, public monuments and urban history with detailed context on architects, patrons and artists.
Urgent Matter is a hard-news newsletter covering the art world's power structures, including lawsuits, museum governance, labor disputes and cultural heritage policy. Its sample issues report on a former Michaels employee's ADA and age discrimination suit and on the vandalism and reinstatement of a bronze devil sculpture in Esslingen, Germany.
A sculptor's newsletter documenting public commissions and studio works, such as the Emmaus College pieces and the light-based Deep Connection. Issues explain materials, siting decisions and the making process with concrete technical detail.
MARLINSPIKE Studio publishes case studies of sculptural works integrated into school and campus architecture, covering materials, safety, maintenance and procurement. Readers get project descriptions and practical notes on commissioning sculpture alongside building design.
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