John Lee Beatty

National Public Housing Museum Selects Visionary Artist for Unique Residency

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木曜日, 9月 1, 2022

CHICAGO, Sept. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Art can spark curiosity, provoke deep thought and ignite change. That transformative power is at the core of the National Public Housing Museum's Artist as Instigator Residency, and at the heart of Marisa Morán Jahn's artistic practice. Jahn was recently selected to be NPHM's 2022 Artist as Instigator. The yearlong residency fuses art and advocacy to impact public policy and promote equity, a key goal at NPHM, the country's first cultural institution dedicated to interpreting public housing in America.

Key Points: 
  • That transformative power is at the core of the National Public Housing Museum's Artist as Instigator Residency, and at the heart of Marisa Morn Jahn's artistic practice.
  • The museum pushes the public to ignore stereotypes and reconsider what public housing is and why it's so important.
  • Jahn's vision for Carehausand her attraction to NPHM's Artist as Instigator Residencywas inspired by her personal experience with public housing.
  • About the National Public Housing Museum:The NPHM is the first cultural institution inthe United Statesdedicated to interpreting the American experience in public housing.