"Stretched across city walls and along rooftops, Stephen Powers's
colorful large-scale murals sneak up on you. "Open your eyes / I see
the sunrise," "If you were here I'd be home," "Forever begins when you
say yes." What at first looks like nothing as much as an advertisement
suddenly becomes something grander and more mysterious, a hand-painted
love letter at billboard size. Combining community activism and public
art, Powers and his team of sign mechanics collaborate with a
neighborhood's residents to create visual jingles, sincere and often
poignant affirmations and confessions that reflect the collective hopes
and dreams of the host community. A Love Letter to the City
gathers the artist's powerful public art project for the first time,
including murals on the walls and rooftops of Brooklyn and Syracuse,
New York; Philadelphia; Dublin and Belfast, Ireland; S.o Paolo, Brazil,
and Johannesburg, South Africa."
gathers the artist's powerful public art project for the first time,
including murals on the walls and rooftops of Brooklyn and Syracuse,
New York; Philadelphia; Dublin and Belfast, Ireland; S.o Paolo, Brazil,
and Johannesburg, South Africa."