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99% Invisible

Some Other Sign that People Do Not Totally Regret Life

Jul 25, 2012
16:43

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Quick takeaways

  • Collaboration between artists and architects challenges traditional boundaries, creating a unique urban space.
  • Poetry integrated into architecture evokes emotions and enhances public spaces, breaking design norms.

Deep dives

The Intersection of Poetry and Architecture

The podcast explores how poetry and architecture intersect through a unique art installation in New York City. Walking along the Hudson River, two friends, Shaw and Melissa, stumble upon a plaza with fences inscribed with poetic verses by Walt Whitman and Frank O'Hara. The collaboration between architects and artists to create this space reflects a groundbreaking approach where artists had equal design control as architects, challenging traditional boundaries between art forms.

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