Interesting Art on the National Mall

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For ‘out of many, one’ — the english translation of e pluribus unum — cuban american artist jorge rodríguez-gerada has amassed dozens of photographs of people taken in washington, D.C. to form a single composite portrait. the land art is set temporarily on the national mall — covering a surface of 6 acres — and is viewable from the newly reopened washington monument, as an interactive walk-through experience and via satellite. approximately 2,000 tons of sand, 800 tons of soil, 10,000 wooden pegs and 8 miles of string comprise the monumental installation, with the sand and dirt tilled back into the soil the national mall, following its temporary exhibition.


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http://www.designboom.com/art/jorge-rodriguez-gerada-national-mall-10-01-2014/