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On March 16, 1972, at approximately 3:00PM, a series of small explosions flashed inside an 11-story high-rise in North St. Louis. Only 16 years old this complex was the first of 33 buildings to be...
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The snow globe that provides the cinematic link to Charles Foster Kane’s halcyon days crashes to the floor after he whispers his one final word (and subsequent trivia-card answer). Ornamentally...
View ArticlePruitt Igoe Bee Sanctuary: Hot of the PRESS
An Old Sicilian Honey Press in the Buscemi Museum. Learn more about the Pruitt Igoe Bee Sanctuary by following us in the media. PRUITT-IGOE ART By Kelly Shindler, Bad At Sports 2013 Creative Capital...
View ArticleCommunity as a Superorganism
Video by Timothy Nordmann from Nordmann Video. The Pruitt-Igoe Bee Sanctuary is a proposal for the City of St Louis to transform the urban forest where Pruitt-Igoe housing development once stood into...
View ArticlePruitt-Igoe FAQ
When did the buildings come down? The St. Louis Housing Authority demolished three buildings in 1972; these were demolished through explosive blasts. The remaining 30 buildings came down in 1976 and...
View ArticlePublic Proposal: An Urban Farm
Launched in 2010, the Pruitt-Igoe Bee Sanctuary is a proposal for the City of St Louis to transform the urban forest where Pruitt-Igoe housing development once stood into a public space that...
View ArticleJuan William Chávez presents at the 2013 Creative Capital Artist Retreat
Juan William Chávez presents at the 2013 Creative Capital Artist Retreat from Creative Capital on Vimeo. Juan William Chávez (2013 Emerging Fields grantee) presented on his Creative Capital-supported...
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