Stretched across city walls and along rooftops; Stephen Powerss colorful large-scale murals sneak up on you. "Open your eyes / I see the sunrise;" "If you were here Id 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 mysteriousmdash;a hand-painted love letter at billboard size. Combining community activism and public art; Powers and his team of sign mechanics collaborate with a neighborhoods residents to create visual jinglesmdash; 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 artists 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; Satilde;o Paolo; Brazil; and Johannesburg; South Africa.
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Review
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Limited useBy SodieA lot of musical examples with very little instruction. Useful if you already play jazz piano and want to expand your knowledge of voicings but not a good bridge for classically trained pianists into improvisation
