WE NEED A PARADE! September - October, 2020
Outdoor installation at The Historic Newport Town Spring
Invitation to "WE NEED A PARADE!" Historic Newport Town Spring, 2020
E.A. Kahane petitioned to create an expansive installation at The Historic Newport Town Spring in Newport, Rhode Island. The images below show various stages of the site, which was completely transformed. Grass was planted and a path made to walk through the space in a dynamic way. This installation follows the old adage, 'if you build it, they will come." And they did, visitors wore masks and visited the site, posting pictures to social media. Welcoming friends old and new, Kahane was present for most opening hours, sharing stories with people who were at the 2016 parade. The exhibition offered the opportunity to connect, not in the same way as the original parade viewer, but in a new way, that is just as personal.
The photographs, 160 in total, 24" x 36", were printed in the artist's studio on material which could withstand the natural elements. This body of work is now part of the archive of the Newport Museum of Irish History, and in the permanent collection at the Newport Historical Society.
All images courtesy of ©E.A. Kahane
The photographs, 160 in total, 24" x 36", were printed in the artist's studio on material which could withstand the natural elements. This body of work is now part of the archive of the Newport Museum of Irish History, and in the permanent collection at the Newport Historical Society.
All images courtesy of ©E.A. Kahane
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