Monument Lab, Field Trip, 2020. Hands on activity guide. USFCAM installation view. Photo: Will Lytch.
Marking Monuments
January 22 – March 6, 2021
USF Contemporary Art Museum Lee and Victor Leavengood Gallery + Online
Marking Monuments is curated by Sarah Howard, USF Curator of Public Art and Social Practice; and organized by the USF Contemporary Art Museum.
ONLINE EXHIBITION
Exhibition Home // Essay by Sarah Howard // Foreword + Acknowledgements
Ariel René Jackson // Joiri Minaya // Karyn Olivier in collaboration with Trapeta B. Mayson // John Sims // Monument Lab
Monument Lab, Field Trip, 2020. Hands on activity guide. Installation view of Marking Monuments exhibition at USF Contemporary Art Museum. Photo: Will Lytch.
Monument Lab, Field Trip, 2020. Hands on activity guide. Monument Lab Team: Kanyinsola Anifowoshe, Paul Farber, Patricia Eunji Kim, Hilary C.V. Leathem, Sue Mobley, and Yannick Trapman-O'Brien. Produced with support from the Center for Public Art and Space at the University of Pennsylvania Weitzman School of Design. Monument Lab Field Trip was designed and illustrated by Mike Murawski and Bryna Campbell with Super Nature Adventures. Installation view of Marking Monuments exhibition at USF Contemporary Art Museum. Photo: Will Lytch.
Monument Lab, Field Trip, 2020. Hands on activity guide. Installation view of Marking Monuments exhibition at USF Contemporary Art Museum. Photo: Will Lytch.
Monument Lab, Field Trip, 2020
Monument Lab Team: Kanyinsola Anifowoshe, Paul Farber, Patricia Eunji Kim, Hilary C.V. Leathem, Sue Mobley, and Yannick Trapman-O'Brien. Produced with support from the Center for Public Art and Space at the University of Pennsylvania Weitzman School of Design. Monument Lab Field Trip was designed and illustrated by Mike Murawski and Bryna Campbell with Super Nature Adventures.
Field Trip is a community-engaged activity conceived by Philadelphia-based public art and history studio Monument Lab. Field Trip invites investigation into local monuments in any community, generates questions about art and justice in public space, and seeks proposals for new ideas for monuments. Accessible both online and in person at the USF Contemporary Art Museum, the hands-on activity guide can be conducted safely in public space or from home using Street View, Google Earth or other online tools.
Share your ideas, questions, drawings, and photos from your Field Trip with Monument Lab on social media. Tag @Monument_Lab and use #MonumentLabFieldTrip to connect with others.
Field Trip Guide Samples: A selection of Monument Lab Field Trip guides completed by Brookes Debartolo High School AP Art students participating in “Cookie” Madeilyann Mitchell AP Art Class.
Kayla A - Sacred Unity of Sea
Andrew C - Bald Eagle
Hope C - George Floyd Memorial
Sarah C - Michelle Learned to Excel
Saige D - 44th
Ganyun K - No Judgement
Madison M - OUR Monument
Tiffany R - Live Together With Equality "Coexist"
Jessica V - Surpreme Court Responsibility
Monument Lab’s Field Trip Project Page
Monument Lab, Field Trip, 2020. Hands on activity guide
About Monument Lab
Monument Lab is a public art and history studio based in Philadelphia. Monument Lab works with artists, students, educators, activists, municipal agencies, and cultural institutions on participatory approaches to public engagement and collective memory. Founded by Paul Farber and Ken Lum in 2012, Monument Lab cultivates and facilitates critical conversations around the past, present, and future of monuments. The Monument Lab team includes Kanyinsola Anifowoshe, Patricia Eunji Kim, Hilary C.V. Leathem, Sue Mobley, and Yannick Trapman-O'Brien and is supported by the Center for Public Art and Space at the University of Pennsylvania Weitzman School of Design. Monument Lab Field Trip was designed and illustrated by Mike Murawski and Bryna Campbell with Super Nature Adventures.
Marking Monuments is made possible by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, the Stanton Storer Embrace the Arts Foundation, IRA Initiatives for Social Justice Fund, USFCAM Art for Community Engagement (ACE) Fund, the Lee and Victor Leavengood Endowment, and the Florida Department of State.
