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Sculptor unveils Botanical Canopy at Cortes Park in Bloomberg-supported shade effort
Summary
At Cortes Park in Phoenix, sculptor Bobby unveiled Botanical Canopy, part of a Bloomberg Philanthropies–backed initiative testing shade structures to help address Phoenix’s urban heat island; the artist said the project is one of nine valleywide installations.
Sculptor Bobby unveiled his installation Botanical Canopy at Cortes Park in Phoenix as part of a Bloomberg Philanthropies–supported initiative to test shade structures aimed at reducing the city’s urban heat island.
The artist said the work is part of a larger experiment in shade and that the Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture partnered with Bloomberg Philanthropies on the effort. “We’re out here at Cortes Park, for the unveiling of, my latest project…
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