New Publication – The Art of Salvage / Mining the Modern

An unexpected and happy surprise entered my day yesterday with the announcement of a terrific book highlighting a project I was lucky enough to be involved with – a group of artists utilizing materials being removed from an historical building in Wichita, KS during a renovation – and repurposing (creating them anew) into works of art! Β I wrote an essay for this and now it is available in a wonderful edition you can peruse here:

The Art of Salvage

Art of Salvage

 

9 thoughts on “New Publication – The Art of Salvage / Mining the Modern

  1. we stayed in a hotel in Toronto many years ago that had a garden full of art from old buildings. Walls, carvings, gargoyles — it was a delight to wander through.

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