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photos: James Willamor; view this video on Vimeo

One hundred, twenty-six photos of Charlotte taken in 2009, more or less in chronological order. The majority of the photos were taken for CLT Blog and Crossroads Charlotte. The song is Brand New, released in 2009 by Charlotte area artists One Big Love. A list of events and people featured in the slideshow is after the break.
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photo: James Willamor; view this photo on Flickr

Update: I received this feedback from Catherine Cervantes, which I found interesting:

“I stumbled across this note from a mutual friend and I feel compelled to comment. While I can appreciate your opinion on this project, there is more to the story than what is seen on the surface. The goal of the project was to put public art on Central Avenue to visually improve the streetscape and give the corridor identity. Waste Management was the only entity willing to be a part of it… and not from lack of trying. For what its worth, you have to admit they do do their job, right? =)”

My reply: I agree with the need to improve the streetscape on Central. Interesting if it is true that Waste management was the only entity willing to be a part of the project. Unfortunately, having trouble finding someone to host public art isn’t unheard of in Charlotte. The Arts and Science Council had trouble finding a home for Carlos Herrera Burgos’s large mural, which I mentioned on this post for CLTblog.com (and I still haven’t found out what the eventually happened to the mural).

If you live in Charlotte, then you probably heard the debate about the decorative trash cans along Central Ave. The trash cans cost $1,290 each. The idea – public art to add beauty to Central Avenue – is good. The execution – trash cans – could have been done better.

More after the break.

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