Mags Harries. Asaroton. Haymarket, Boston (detail). 1976, reinstalled 2005. Courtesy of
the artist.
A scholarly article “Burnishing History: Mags Harries’ 1976 Asaroton,” by Martina Tanga in Public Art Dialogue: Volume 8, 2018- Issue 1: Food and Activism in Contemporary Public Art, which puts Asaroton into the sociopolitical time of its making.
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21502552.2018.1430293?scroll=top&needAccess=true
Visitors enjoy the polypropylene panel walkways, which allow water and sun to penetrate. (Florida Gardening-May/June 2018)
Public Art: ‘Windows on the Floating World’ was recently reviewed in Florida Gardening’s May/ June 2018 Issue.
Read the full article here: Windows On The Floating World- Florida Gardening
“Windows on the Floating World educates visitors, inspiring them to learn more about the role and importance of wetlands and what they can do to protect them. In the artist’s words, “This tropical wetland garden is about water, immersion, and experience.” WGI helped design, develop, and transform a conceptual experience into a vibrant reality. By respecting and complementing the garden’s existing conditions, just six months after the project’s completion, this tropical wetland garden looked like it had always been there.”
Read the full story here:
https://wginc.com/blog/the-intersection-of-landscape-art-environment-and-education/
Article by Kristen Siegel, Senior Project Manager, PLA, ASLA- WGI