Featured in The New York Times
& Interview Magazine
Bel Borba
With Burt Sun
&
André Costantini
DIÁRIO (através de
um OLHO BAIANO)
DIÁRIO
Sept 14–Oct 14
Various locations around NYC
Installation in Times Square
Sun, Oct 14 thru Mon, Oct 15
Times Square
Universal Pulse
in Times Square
Mon, Oct 1–Wed, Oct 31
Every night from 11:55pm–midnight
Times Square Jumbotrons
Co-presented with the Times Square Alliance and the Hemispheric Institute of Performance and Politics
Brazilian visual artist Bel Borba has covered his native Salvador, a 500-year-old city in Bahia, with glorious outdoor artworks, from small mosaics to large-scale pieces composed of brightly-colored broken tiles, steel, wood, recycled materials, and sand. The eclectic work beautifully channels the experiences of the communities in which he works, providing a window into the city’s rich and complex history and culture.
Bel Borba creates a new ephemeral artwork each day in different locations around New York City over the course of the festival, using only recycled and found materials found in the city’s streets. Drawing inspiration from New York’s people and urban landscape, the month-long project will be documented using film and photography to create clips shared daily on DIÁRIO website. At the end of 30 days, the project will culminate in a block-long installation in Times Square from October 14–15.
Additionally, the short film Universal Pulse, a collaboration between Borba, Sun, and Costantini, will be presented in Times Square from Oct 1–31. |
