Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Favorite Art Installations in MLK

Given 34 art installations at the MLK Library, several are catching to the eye. One of which I found to stand out the most; the Migration Exibit by Mel Chin. Along the southeast strairwell of the library thousands of the bright, well-known monarch flutter across a bright blue wall. Not only are they intriguing to look at, the they butterflies signify something more. They are angled towards shelves of book signifying the importance of migration i.e. the circulation of books among library goers. The books that are being highlighted by the butterflies are written by various Latin artists about several different topics. Again the butterflies are emphasising the free circulation of books as well as knowledge from these very influential writers whose work has migrated to the United States.(129 words).

1 comment:

camccune said...

I haven't noticed that one. I'll have to check it out.