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New Art Coming to Symphony Park

Take a look at the new public art that will grace Symphony Park by 2015.

A few months after putting out a call to artists to create the next work of public art in Symphony Park, the Boston Parks and Recreation Department has announced sculptor Jacob Kulin has been selected to bring his art to the Fenway.

Kulin is a Boston-based artist of Danish heritage who mixes modern Scandinavian design with a deep-rooted connection to forms and patterns inspired by nature. His sculptures incorporate various metals fashioned into contemporary and at times abstract compositions.  

In keeping with its proximity to Berklee and Symphony Hall, the design contains multiple musical shapes. The sculpture will be made from Cor-ten steel, stainless steel, and granite, the piece will stand 16 feet high and 10 feet in diameter. It will cost approximately $100,000, according to the Boston Parks and Recreation Department. 

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"This sculpture is inspired by modern Scandinavian furniture design along with musical instrument shapes like a violin, cello, harp, and guitar,” Kulin notes. “Granite stone seating is built into the design as the sculpture takes on its form and composition through blending these inspirations.”

Kulin’s said he was inspired by designers Hans Wegner, Jorgen Hovelskov, and Poul Kjærholm, as well as sculptor Harry Bertoia. 

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The art project is just one part of a renovation project for the park. Boston landscape architecture firm Warner Larson, Inc., a Boston landscape architecture firm has been retained to develop the park renovation design and guide the reconstruction.  The Friends of Symphony Park spearheaded the art installation effort by securing design funding and the artist’s fee for the feature sculpture through the Edward Ingersoll Browne Fund.  The group is now applying for additional grants to fabricate and install Kulin’s artwork. All design and construction will be coordinated through the Boston Parks and Recreation Department with review and approval of the art components by the Boston Art Commission.  

Current plans call for the park to be renovated in the fall of 2014 with the art installation to follow in spring of 2015.  A final public meeting will be held in late fall of 2013.

For more information, see www.publicartboston.com.


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