No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man Golden Triangle BID collaboration with the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Renwick Gallery
The Golden Triangle Business Improvement District Washington, DC
Program: BID Collaboration with the Smithsonian’s Renwick Gallery to present public artworks Award Category: Events and Programming • 43 blocks of prime commercial real estate at the foot of the White House • High profile neighborhood: Symbolic K St; 3 of Metro’s busiest stations; Prominent companies and law firms • Workforce of approximately 90,000 people; densest workforce population in the region • Project emphasized locations along Pennsylvania Avenue west of the White House, a strategic area with a major design initiatives planned for a more pedestrian and international corridor No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man Golden Triangle BID collaboration with the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Renwick Gallery
Highlighting six locations in the Golden Triangle neighborhood 1. 17th Street 2. Connecticut Avenue at K Street 3. Farragut West Metro Station 4. 19th Street 5. Monroe Park (Pennsylvania Avenue) 6. Murrow Park (Pennsylvania Avenue)
Kate Raudenbush, Future’s Past (detail) No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man Golden Triangle BID collaboration with the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Renwick Gallery
Mischell Riley, Maya’s Mind A tribute to Maya Angelou and part of the artist’s efforts to increase the representation of women and minorities in sculptures
Cast cement 15 feet high x 7 feet wide x 10 feet long 6,000 pounds No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man Golden Triangle BID collaboration with the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Renwick Gallery
HYBYCOZO, Golden Spike Transforms from a soft golden hue during the day to a glowing pink triangular beacon at night at the bustling intersection of Connecticut Avenue and K Street NW
Laser cut steel 10’ H x 6’ W x 6’ L No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man Golden Triangle BID collaboration with the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Renwick Gallery
Laura Kimpton with Jeff Schomberg, XOXO Bird forms were cut out of large steel letters and at night emit a white and blue glow
Laser cut steel 10 feet high x 25 feet long x 3 feet wide No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man Golden Triangle BID collaboration with the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Renwick Gallery
Mr. and Mrs. Ferguson, Ursa Major A 14-foot tall grizzly bear captivates and surprises pedestrians who stop and touch the tactile fur crafted from 170,000 shining pennies from around the world
Steel, stucco, pennies 14 feet high x 4 feet wide x 8 feet long 3,200 pounds No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man Golden Triangle BID collaboration with the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Renwick Gallery
Kate Raudenbush, Future’s Past A temple to technology incorporating references ranging from computer circuitry to ancient civilizations
Laser cut steel, structural steel, LED lights, and black sand hourglass 23 feet high x 8 feet wide x 8 feet long No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man Golden Triangle BID collaboration with the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Renwick Gallery
Jack Champion, Untitled Two oversized bronze crows are perched in Murrow Park, the works reflect the artist’s longstanding fascination with crows. The Golden Triangle BID worked with National Park Service on the placement of these works.
Bronze 6 feet high x 12 feet long x 4 feet wide No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man Golden Triangle BID collaboration with the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Renwick Gallery
Installation of Mischell Riley’s Maya’s Mind, a 6,000 pound cast cement sculpture (pictured LEFT) and Mr. and Mrs. Ferguson’s Ursa Major, a 3,000 pound bear made of pennies, cement, and steel core (pictured RIGHT) No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man Golden Triangle BID collaboration with the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Renwick Gallery
The Golden Triangle BID and Renwick Gallery led walking tours on the opening day of the exhibition for over 150 visitors No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man Golden Triangle BID collaboration with the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Renwick Gallery No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man Golden Triangle BID collaboration with the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Renwick Gallery