I remember everything you taught me here

Description:

Memory books from City of Boston Artist-in-Residence Steve Locke's "Love Letter to a Library" project hosted at the Boston Public Library (across the Main Library and various branches) in July-October, 2018. "From the time I came to Boston back in 1980, the library, particularly the McKim Building, was a place of discovery, refuge, and solace. There, I learned about Sargent, met Andy Warhol, fell in love, and mourned loved ones. As I moved to various Boston neighborhoods, the branch libraries have allowed me to learn about my community and about myself as an artist and as a citizen. This project is my way of saying 'thank you' - to the library and its people for what they do for people like me every day."

subjects: Exhibitions,  Public libraries,  In art,  Libraries in art,  Libraries and community,  Libraries and society,  Site-specific art,  Public art,  Interactive art,  African American artists,  Guest books,  Specimens,  Boston Public Library

People: Steve Locke (1963-)

Places: Massachusetts,  Boston

Times: 21st century