Opinion
As Politicians Break Promises, This Public Artwork Keeps Them
Paul Ramírez Jonas debuted his participatory artwork “Public Trust” months before Trump was first elected. A decade on, it feels more urgent than ever.
Paul Ramirez Jonas
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Vanished Art Recalled and Reinterpreted
In this exhibition contemporary artworks are paired with works that have been destroyed or lost to the annals of art history.
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Paul Ramírez Jonas Asks What Constitutes a Public
In his much-deserved 25-year survey at the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, Ramírez-Jonas challenges conventional definitions of public art by openly asking what brings people together.
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Building Public Trust Through Individual Promises
BOSTON — Paul Ramirez Jonas has challenged the idea of public space — and how it is demarcated from the private — throughout his 25-five year career of making highly formal participatory work.
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Absence as Food Art
Last Wednesday April 6, Hyperallergic LABS Tumblr editor Janelle Grace and I attended a press preview for a collaboration between artist Paul Ramirez-Jonas and Park Avenue Spring chef Kevin Lasko called Plus One, hosted at the restaurant and presented by Creative Time Consulting. The resulting event