New art installation unveiled in downtown St. Louis

Artist Leland Drexler-RussellArt Saint Louis and Downtown STL, Inc. are pleased to unveil Leland Drexler-Russell’s TransPlant immersive art installation, now on display at 622 Pine Street. This striking art installation comes as a result of a region-wide Request for Proposals issued by Art Saint Louis in 2015, juried by Nichole N. Bridges, Associate Curator, Department of the Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas at the Saint Louis Art Museum, and Catalina Freixas, Assistant Professor at Washington University's Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts. TransPlant features large-scale, florally-inspired wire and fabric sculptures that incorporate LED lighting and motion technologies. TransPlant is being presented in this commercially available space at 622 Pine Street through sponsorship from the building owner, InterPark.  Read more...