Anacostia Guerilla Art
30 June 2009 11:55 PM | By Prince Of Petworth in Neighborhoods - Anacostia, art 
3662972633_12ae62f92c_b, originally uploaded by Prince of Petworth.
Thanks to a reader for sending:
“This is the corner of Maple View and High in Anacostia. Don’t know the name of the abandoned public housing complex, but the neighborhood has been trying for years to get the city to demolish this junk. The guerilla art tactic is new. I guess that’s a reference to Jacob’s Ladder? My theology is a little thin.”
Well this certainly seems like a good Horse’s Ass Award nominee. I can’t say I dig the art too much but I respect the effort. Think it’s a Jacob’s Ladder reference? What’s it gonna take to get this run down complex demolished?
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01 July 2009 9:49 AM | saf Said:
I can’t see what you’re talking about – can you point it out?
01 July 2009 9:51 AM | Prince Of Petworth Said:
It’s the pole like structures on the right hand side of the photo.
01 July 2009 9:56 AM | MPHS Said:
I don’t believe that property is an abandoned public housing complex. Whatever its issues, the housing authority has not abandoned any of its public housing stock.
It’s an apartment complex. Looks like it was gutted for eventual rehab, though it sure isn’t being maintained at all. Any way, I like the idea of guerilla artists targeting vacant and abandoned properties, regardless of who owns it.
01 July 2009 10:00 AM | Ro Said:
the poles are the art? Detroit is much better at this than us.
01 July 2009 10:05 AM | Anonymous Said:
Are we sure this is actually intended to be art? Just looks like a bunch of old poles to me.
01 July 2009 10:48 AM | saf Said:
OK, this is how I can tell my eyes are getting old. All I see is poles, and I can’t figure out what marks them as art rather than weird blue poles just sitting there.
So, IMO, it’s just poles.
01 July 2009 11:06 AM | eric in ledroit Said:
marcel duchamp would love this discussion
01 July 2009 12:04 PM | crin Said:
On that yellow disc it says “Celebrating life in Anacostia. I am art” What would duchamp say about art labeled as art?
I like the ladder on the roof. That’s better than the tubes.
01 July 2009 1:36 PM | eric in ledroit Said:
wow that makes it even MORE duchamp-y. awesome.
01 July 2009 3:09 PM | saf Said:
crin – wow, good eyes.
PoP – give us a bigger picture!
01 July 2009 11:33 PM | Darrin D. Davis Said:
As the owner of Anacostia River Realty, which is located only blocks away from many of these abandoned buildings, it’s time for the mayor and DC Council to hear our calls for the the District to either take over ownership or demolish these eyesores.
Darrin Davis
Anacostia Real Estate Agent
05 July 2009 9:49 AM | DG-rad Said:
for more, check out my post at http://anacostianow.blogspot.com/2009/07/guerrilla-art-at-projects.html