Whenever I visit Redwood City I make sure I press my nose and camera to the glass of the art kiosk on Courthouse Square. This tiny public exhibition space, a cube whose ground measures 152 by 166 feet and a height of 153 feet, gives (local) artists a space to express their connection to Redwood City.
First installed in 2019, this was only meant to be a 10 month collaboration between the FUNG Collaboratives and the Redwood City Improvement Association. I could not find an end date to this exceptional art display.
The kiosk has glass on all four sides, and artists usually use the space with full efficiency.
The latest installment, Blue Night by Kiki Smith, also incorporates the light that shines in through the windows. Blue and translucent acrylic sheets represent 18 animal constellations. Each animal happily deflects the sunlight, or at night spotlights help to set the tone reflecting blue lights and shadows.
Blue Night will be on display until May 15th, 2022.
The Art Kiosk is on 2208 Broadway, Redwood City.
Next installments for the Art Kiosk are:
Homero Carrillo-Leon Not Defined May 21 – June 26
Jennifer Cannon The Gown July 02– Aug 07
Valerie Mendoza The Destination Cafe Aug 13 – Sept 25
Ilya & Emilia Kabakov They Are Flying Oct 1 – Nov 13
Wendy Wischer In Search of New Growth Nov 19 – Jan 02
(dates are for 2022)
Have you peeked inside the art kiosk?