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Borough Hall art project will be weird
for The Brooklyn Paper
An artist’s rendering shows the public art exhibit “Stair Squares,” which will make its debut at Borough Hall on Aug. 17.
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del.icio.usAnyone who has passed by the steps of Borough Hall and thought, “There ought to be some turquoise, L-shaped, table-like things here,” is going to get his wish.
Everyone else is probably going to be a little confused.
On Aug. 17, a bunch of turquoise, L-shaped, table-like things called “Stair Squares” will be installed on the stairs of our borough government, bringing some color — and weirdness — to the gray, classical structure.
So what are they? Tables for lunching? A po-mo-bo-ho chair? An homage to Tetris?
Not even their designer Mark Reigelman has the answer.
“There isn’t a specific function,” said Reigelman, an up-and-coming Williamsburg designer. “It’s a good height to put your lunch or coffee on. I tried to keep it so the user could use it for many things.”
He said they could be used, say, as backrests by all our tireless city employees (when they get tired, that is).
At least one occupant of 209 Joralemon St. is enthusiastic.
“Here at Borough Hall, we love our ‘front porch,’” said Borough President Markowitz. “We’re thrilled that Mark Reigelman will be giving our beautiful building’s grandeur a little bit of modern moxie.”
The project was made possible by the Center for Craft, Creativity and Design, which gave $15,000 grants to 10 graduating design students.
©2007 The Brooklyn Paper
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