Conversation About River Works with Renata von Tscharner
Mags Harries and Lajos Héder discussed past river projects with Renata von Tscharner, the President of the Charles River Conservancy. The discussion aired on Cambridge Community Television on May 14, 2014. Works discussed included the public art projects The Bronx River Golden Ball, River Runes, River, Our Charles River, and Xixi Umbrellas.
See the full review by Christine Temin here: Sculpture Magazine Levels
Cate McQuaid reviews Mags Harries’ exhibition Levels in The Boston Globe: “What’s up at Boston-area art galleries”
In Levels, Mags Harries explores the idea of level and finding level through sculpture, installation, video, and drawing. Water, tide, time and light are all part of these explorations. Her artwork features humble and ordinary objects that she transforms to a grander scale.
Boston Sculptors Gallery: February 1 & March 1, 5–8pm
Artist’s Reception & Gallery Talk: Saturday, February 23, 3–5pm (Talk at 4pm)
Gallery Hours: Wednesday – Sunday, 12-6pm
Mags and Lajos were recently selected for the Greensboro Downtown Greenway Northwest Corner in Greensboro, NC. This project and the Downtown Greenway are part of a the larger Greensboro Downton Economic Development Strategy.
Read a description of Mags and Lajos’ community input session for the project in Yes Weekly.
Mags and Lajos’ public art proposal Light Gate was recently selected for the Centennial Art Project of Manhattan Beach, CA. The piece will be made of glass laminated with prismatic lighting film that will create rich and varied light effects with the sun. Located in the Civic Center Plaza of Manhattan Beach, Light Gate while create a focused view to the ocean.
November 2012 public art sculpture Xixi Umbrellas was unveiled as part of The Fourth West Lake International Invitational Sculpture Exhibition in the Xixi Wetlands Park of Hangzhou, China. Learn more about this project here.
Passage was recognized by The Valley Forward Association 2012 Environmental Excellence Awards. The project received the prestigious Crescordia Award for Art In Public Places. In addition, the South Mountain Community Library received Crescordia Awards for both Institutional and Civic Buildings & Structures. Valley Forward’s Environmental Excellence Awards program is Arizona’s oldest and largest environmental competition.
Mags Harries and Lajos Héder’s recent projects Terpsichore for Kansas City and Passage were selected as part of the Americans for the Arts Public Art Network Year In Review at the 2012 Convention. This year, projects were selected and presented by Jean Greer, Daniel Mihalyo, and Celia Munoz.
Read Alice Thorson’s article “Kauffman Center’s ‘Terpsichore’ sculpture gains national recognition” here
Mags and Lajos’ proposal LightPlay was recently selected for the Southstar Lofts public art project on Broad & South Street in Philadelphia, PA. The project will use refracted light and other day/night lighting effects for this new mixed-use building. This is a Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority Percent for Art project.
Working with the South Mountain Community Library, poet Alberto Ríos collected and edited submissions from the community a line, phrase, “tweet”, short memory or observation for the creation of a collective poem about the South Mountain area. To celebrate the one year anniversary of the Library, the poem will be recorded and included on the Acoustic Chairs of Passage. The poem will also be printed on a bookmark and distributed at the anniversary celebration.
Mags Harries and Lajos Héder are the featured artists in the Museum Without Walls December newsletter.
Terpsichore for Kansas City will officially open to the public December 2, 2011 from 5-8pm. The reception is open to the public and will take place in Arts District Garage on the bottom floor of central stairwell (300 West 17th Street, Kansas City, MO 64108).
November 25, 2011, an interview about Terpsichore for Kansas City with Lajos Héder and sound designer/composer David Moulton aired on KCUR’s “Artists in their Own Words.” Laura Spencer conducted the interview during the the installation of the artwork. Listen to the interview on KCUR’s website.
The November 2011 issue of Sculpture Magazine features a review of Mags Harries’ exhibition, In Dialogue by Christine Temin. Visit the Sculpture Magazine‘s website to read a selection of the article.
The Light Organ has been installed on site. Images from left to right show: control cabinet with brackets to mount The Light Organ; Light Organ tubes being tested; and the Light Organ tubes fully installed.