FREDERIC SCHWARTZ - BRIAN TOLLE Click images to view Larger
Artist Brian Tolle and architect Frederic Schwartz are both actively engaged in the design of public work. While working on his Irish Hunger Memorial, a few blocks from the World Trade Center, Tolle watched as the first plane struck the north tower. In the months following the terrorist attack, the memorial became the first active construction site in Lower Manhattan. His other works include WitchCatcher in City Hall Park and Waylay for the 2002 Whitney Biennial in Central Park. Tolle recently won the Mall B competition sponsored by Cleveland Public Art, which will be dedicated in the summer of 2004. After witnessing the tragedies of September 11 th firsthand, Schwartz co-founded the THINK team, one of the finalists for the redevelopment of the World Trade Center. Nearby, his design for the new Staten Island Ferry Terminal is currently under construction. The Santa Fe Railyard Park and Plaza (with Ken Smith and Mary Miss) and the SW Regional Capitol of France in Toulouse (with VSBA) are other major commissions.
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