April 17–October 31, 2021
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St. Louis, Missouri 63108
United States
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The Pulitzer Arts Foundation presents Chloë Bass: Wayfinding, a public art exhibition of more than thirty signs placed throughout the Pulitzer’s outdoor spaces. These works are organized into four sections, each anchored by a billboard posing a question that explores human emotions ranging from compassion and desire to anxiety and loss. Accompanying sculptures include archival images, and statements written by the artist that encourage private reflection in public space, intensifying everyday moments.
Wayfinding also includes a site-specific audio artwork narrated by the artist and local collaborators. This component of the exhibition draws from several sources: quotes from the City of St. Louis’s Mow to Own Program (a program where citizens can acquire properties adjacent to their own by caring for the site for two years), Google and Yelp reviews of the Pulitzer, reports on aging and disorientation from the National Institutes of Health, landscape architecture teaching guides, and the artist’s personal narrative. It also incorporates many of the phrases written on the sculptures. Alongside Bass, the audio artwork is read by artist Damon Davis; poet, storyteller, and podcaster Cheeraz Gormon; and theater artist Ron Himes.
Chloë Bass is a New York-based artist who works in performance, publications, installation, and social spaces. She uses daily life as a subject for deep research into scales of human intimacy. Wayfinding is a sub-project of Obligation To Others Holds Me In My Place, a poetic investigation of intimacy within the immediate family. Bass has held numerous national fellowships and artist residencies. She is an Assistant Professor of Art at Queens College, CUNY, where she co-runs Social Practice Queens.
Wayfinding was first organized by the Studio Museum in 2018 for its inHarlem initiative. The exhibition was brought to St. Louis and expanded in partnership with the Pulitzer Arts Foundation. More information on the Studio Museum and its inHarlem program can be found at studiomuseum.org.
Pulitzer Arts Foundation
The Pulitzer is an art museum dedicated to fostering meaningful experiences with art and architecture. Since its founding in 2001, the museum has presented art from around the world in its celebrated building by Tadao Ando and its surrounding neighborhood. Offering personal encounters with art, the Pulitzer brings art and people together to explore ideas and inspire new perspectives.
The Pulitzer campus is located in the Grand Center Arts District of St. Louis, Missouri, and includes the museum, Park-Like, the tree grove, and the forthcoming Spring Church (opening fall 2021). The museum is open Thursday through Sunday, 10am–5pm, with evening hours until 8pm on Friday. Admission is free. For more information, visit pulitzerarts.org.
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