JOSE DÁVILA
TO EACH ERA ITS ART. TO ART,
ITS FREEDOM.

CENTRAL WHARF PARK, BOSTON, USA
13 NOVEMBER 2020 – 1 NOVEMBER 2021
Both meditative and provocative, TO EACH ERA ITS ART. TO ART, ITS FREEDOM. is a new experiential sculptural work created for Boston by Mexican artist Jose Dávila in response to our times and to a uniquely arboreal space in Downtown Boston. Composed of 21 custom-made concrete shapes that are variations of a standard cube with river boulders balancing on top, TO EACH ERA ITS ART. TO ART, ITS FREEDOM., creates a dynamic field of vibrant red-colored geometric forms with natural juxtapositions that punctuate and accentuate Central Wharf Park. The work, which intentionally invites the public to sit, rest, and play on and among the sculptural shapes, explores publicness in a time of social and physical distancing and encourages passers-by and visitors to decide for themselves the function and purpose of the installation. By offering ideas on new modes of construction and innovative placemaking possibilities, this project aims to demonstrate ways art can shift centers of creative power into the public realm.
TO EACH ERA ITS ART. TO ART, ITS FREEDOM., 2020
Glassfiber-reinforced concrete and boulders
80 x 590 x 330 cm

© Courtesy of the artist and Now + There
© Images Dominic Chavez; Video White Birch Media

FEATURED ARTIST

JOSE DÁVILA
Jose Dávila (b. 1974 in Guadalajara, Mexico) studied architecture at the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Occidente in Guadalajara, Mexico, however, he considers himself a self-taught artist, with an intuitive formation.

Jose Dávila’s work is a constant search for moments of shared reciprocity between contradictory elements. By means of a structural intuition, Dávila produces constructive situations in which tension and stillness, geometric order and random chaos, fragility and resistance, are fluctuating commonplaces for materials in continuous transformation.

Based on the specificity of the materials that he ...
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