Kites over Lynden
Lynden will mark the transition from winter to spring on April 25, when International Sculpture Day coincides with Earth Week, and we celebrate with Kites Over Lynden. In the 1970s, […]
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Lynden will mark the transition from winter to spring on April 25, when International Sculpture Day coincides with Earth Week, and we celebrate with Kites Over Lynden. In the 1970s, Tal Streeter, whose sculpture, Delicate Balance, rises above our rain garden, moved to Asia to pursue kite making and kite flying. He continued building large-scale kites and large-scale sculptures, both sky-oriented practices, for the rest of his life. He wrote several books about kites, including The Art of the Japanese Kite, which his website describes as “a classic introduction to Japanese culture via the thread of kite making and kite flying.”
We’ll mark International Sculpture Day by making our own small 3D objects and launching them into the sky—Kites Over Lynden—and by joining Sae Iino in the 1,000 Cranes Challenge. She will guide us in participating in the Japanese tradition of folding origami cranes as a symbol of hope and healing (more small 3D objects that might take flight!). There will be a new pop-up sculpture from Gary John Gresl, Second Elegy for Ray Bradbury & “The Scythe” (Interregnum). Milwaukee Vision Zero will be on hand with yet another moving sculpture, Sarah Davitt’s Moving City. Also known as the Art Car, The Moving City emerged from the City of Milwaukee Public Artist in Residence (PAIR) program and is designed to raise awareness about reckless driving. Join Sarah to make safety patches that advance the conversation about safe driving.
Trees are at the center of our Earth Week commemoration. There will be a tree walk, tree planting, and you will find artist-in-residence Yevgeniya Kaganovich on the grounds working on her durational project, Slow Growing in the Time of Trees. On International Sculpture Day, she will be cleaning up the installation sites and preparing the trees for the annual grafting
