Boston Neighborhood Network News: Park Reframed by Public Art, November 20, 2020
“When young people gravitate to it, and understand it, and engage it — kids are very authentic. They only gravitate to things that they believe in. That they feel comfortable with, excited about. So this is a sign of success.”
GBH Arts This Week with Jared Bowen: A new public art installation by Jose Dávila, presented by Now + There at Central Wharf Park, November 19, 2020
“Visitors are encouraged to sit on and interact with the work (while still maintaining a safe, social distance), and Dávila sees the stones he employs throughout the installation as tied to our humanity, given civilizations’ reliance on them throughout the course of human history.”
Art Daily: Jose Dávila reimagines Central Wharf Park to bring community together in time of pandemic isolation, November 16, 2020
“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 located at 250 Atlantic Avenue in Downtown Boston.”
WBZ Radio: New England Weekend, Sunday, November 15, 2020.
“It does call for us as a public to define the space.”
WBUR/The ARTery: 5 Things to Do This Weekend November 12, 2020
“No need for purchasing a museum ticket or fighting off crowds. Just head to Central Wharf Park across from the New England Aquarium to see Boston’s newest eye candy.”