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Card 165 of 9752026-09-23 issue

Observed arrival · 2026-09-23

Dakota Warren’s Site-Specific Public Art

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Artist Dakota Warren presents public-art commissions in case studies covering design, technical process, locations, budgets, and community workshops.

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For Hydrolith, Warren self-fabricated and installed composite concrete-and-ceramic blocks anchored with stainless-steel pins and epoxy.

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The Hydrolith write-up specifies high-fire sculpture-body clay for the Bay Area’s wet, occasionally freezing climate and composite concrete-and-ceramic blocks fixed with stainless-steel pins and epoxy. A separate Native Son account recounts Warren sketching concepts after encountering the project site on the way to a telemarketing job, then competing with veteran artist John Pugh for the commission.

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