As Above, So Below, 1998
A suite of glass and mosaic works for Grand Central Terminal, New York
The night sky has fascinated human beings for centuries. Studded by golden stars arranged in the shapes of the constellations, the ceiling in the Main Concourse at Grand Central Terminal is one of the most beautiful examples of this abiding fascination. Watched over by Mercury, the Roman god of communication and travel, Grand Central Terminal...
Circuitstream, 2000
Commissioned by the Bank of America, Charlotte, North Carolina
This sandblasted glass wall is sited in the digital headquarters of the Bank of America. Silhouetted portraits from American coins are connected by a network to an early computer circuitboard from the 1950's. Commissioned by the Bank of America, Charlotte, North Carolina.
Meanderlink, 2000
An airplane banner celebrating Frederick Law Olmsted's legacy in Boston
Commissioned by the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, Mass for "Art on The Emerald Necklace", in celebration of Frederick Law Olmsted’s legacy in Boston. "Meanderlink," a small plane trailing a banner designed by the artist, flew 100 feet above the park, Saturdays and Sundays between July 15 and August 13 2000, between the hours of 5 PM and 7 PM. The...
Aqueous Humour, 2004
South Boston Maritime Park, Commissioned by the MBTA, Boston, MA.
Aqueous Humour is a sculpture based on the wheels that drive the cranes in Conley Terminal in Boston. In each of the three wheels are mosaic images of the marine life in the harbor waters, the shipping industry operating at Conley Terminal, and the fishing industry across the street at the Fish Pier. The mosaic images are both historical and contemporary, and...
BOMBLive! BOMB Magazine Interview, 2007
BOMBLive! Ellen Driscoll & Anita Glesta, In Conversation Proteus Gowanus Gallery Brooklyn, Fall 2007 Anita Glesta’s Gernika/Guernica, shown in Lower Manhattan in Spring 2007, juxtaposed the provocative abstraction of Picasso’s infamous painting with survivor accounts of the 1937 bombing of a Basque village. Ellen Driscoll’s sculpture Revenant, a bridge made from hundreds of #2 plastic bottles, was recently installed at the...