Real Hartford

Coexistence

Heading up Asylum this afternoon I saw (at least from the street) the Coexistence exhibit, which was more impressive than it sounded on paper. One of the art pieces reads: “War is madness.” I was surprised to see that sort of truth being sponsored by a corporation here. Last week, the Courant did a write-up on this:

“Typically people drive in, park, go to work, finish work and go home,” King says. “For this one month we wanted to open our campus and let it become a backdrop for something more profound. We thought it was important to find an idea that got the community thinking about itself and about how we try to get along.”

I like this idea of  visually urging  passersby to even think about this apparently controversial idea of community-building.