Construct: Space Transformed

October 22, 2009 - January 5, 2010

For three months, the work of five local artists filled NoMa’s storefronts. Their theme: Cities and Systems. Their works explored urban life, systems and the built environment. Free and visible from the sidewalk, Construct brought art to the everyday experience of NoMa’s residents and employees. Find a map of the projects here.

ReadySet DC Review

Washington Post Art Review

Featuring artwork by:
Jessica Van Brakle at 1200 First Street, NE
Anthony Cervino at 1100 First Street, NE
Billy Friebele at 801 North Capital, NE & 77 K Street, NE
Michael Dax Iacovone at 801 North Capital, NE & 77 K Street, NE
Juan Tejedor at 1200 First Street, NE

Construct: Space Transformed was a NoMa Business Improvement District and Cultural Development Corporation project.

Lead sponsorship of Construct was provided by Loree Grand at Union Place, a development project of The Cohen Companies + TIAA CREF. Additional support provided by Wachovia. Thanks to reception sponsors Metropolitan Ice & Beverage and Moby Dick Restaurant. Special thanks to Tishman Speyer, Capitol Plaza I, Brookfield Properties and Brookfield Asset Management for providing space for Construct.

Hear from the artists:

Mike Iacovone discusses an installation he worked on with Billy Friebele at 77 K St. that maps out the border of the NoMa neighborhood:
Billy Friebele discusses the other part of the project he worked on with Mike Iacovone:
Anthony Cervino discusses Flock 1 and Flock 2, two large, mismatched birdhouses that evoke "notions of territoriality amid a diverse community" :
Jessica Van Brakle explains how her work, In Bloom, explores a series of contrasts in familiar landscapes:
Juan Tejedor discusses his work as a study of the how the connections between parts can be more intriguing than the whole:
More information about Construct:
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