Central Park Portrait Exchange Round-Up

Artists Peter Walsh and Xiang Yue Chuan during the onsite exhibition in Central Park in New York City. Photo by Tim Murray.

The Central Park Portrait Exchange was a series of portrait exchanges with professional portrait drawers in New York City's Central Park that took place between 2010 and 2012.

To learn more about the Exchange, click in the “Pages” menu to see the drawings, photos of each exchange and a short explanation of how and why the Exchange came into being.

Here are some of the Blog Highlights:

Finally! A Video Post for the Central Park Portrait Exchange

The Drawings

Photos from the Exchanges

Commentary

Update on the Public Space Issues for Occupy Wall Street: Liberty Square

The Edict of 1853

 

How does an art project like the Central Park Portrait Exchange come into being?

 

Non-Monetary Exchange, Part Two

 

Brian Haw and the Fight for Public Space

 

Glabella, Philtrum, Tragus, Caruncle: Do Faces Matter?

 

 

The Legal Situation

Appeals Court Rules Against Artists in Dua v. City of New York Department of Parks Suit

 

NYC Mayor Bloomberg Forces Artists to Run for Their Livelihoods

 

Artists Peter Walsh and Joel Kaye Testify, Hearing to Continue Wednesday

 

Private Real Estate and Public Parks

 

 

The Artists

 

Session Four: Artashes Karslian and Peter Walsh

 

Session Seven: Sharif Sadiq and Peter Walsh

 

Session Eight: Amon Azizov and Peter Walsh

 

Session Nine: Gao Min and Peter Walsh

 

Organized by artist Peter Walsh, the exchange featured artists Wei Chen, Ji Yin Jin, Artashes Karslian, Li Qun, Lin Ruo, Dean Lu, Qiao Fu, Ren Jien-Guo, Jorge Rivera, Sharif Sadiq, Peter Walsh, Xiang Yue Chuan, Dario Zapata and Zhuang Xuemin.