Supported by the Art Institute of Chicago, the Dallas Museum of Art, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, and the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, and the Outdoor Advertising Association of America, a total of 58 artworks were selected by the public through an online vote where they picked their favorites from among 100 artworks. Topping the list was Edward Hopper's midnight oil burning classic Nitehawks—perhaps an an ideal image to keep passers-by away late at night as they pass the gem on the Westside in LA.Naturally, we're not all art history pros, and just because our bus stop now sports a gorgeous painting doesn't mean we'll be able to ID it. To help turn the program into an interactive, education experience, Art Everywhere will feature the app Blippar. The interactive image tech allows users to point their phones at the artwork and unlock information including augmented reality experiences, audio guides, and more. For an especially long subway wait, this could be a top-notch time killer—Art History 101 on the G Train is in session. Or something like that.The 50,000 displays will be tracked through an interactive map on Art Everywhere's website, but a few national location highlights include San Francisco’s Embarcadero area; the Westside, Los Angeles; and the Mass Pike, Boston. So now as you commute to work, billboards for upcoming action blockbusters will be replaced with images from the country's art canon. But to be honest, we're not sure which type imagery is more American. Either way, we're not mad about it.
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See some renderings of the displays from Art Everywhere below:
Art Everywhere US billboard, featuring Martin Johnson Heade’s Giant Magnolias on a Blue Velvet Cloth (1890, National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, Gift of The Circle of the National Gallery of Art in Commemoration of its 10th Anniversary)
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