A couple months ago, Ken wrote a commemorative piece on “Justice Through the Ages”, the 20′ x 150′ mural by Angelo di Benedetto installed on the underbelly of the soon-to-be-no-more Colorado Judicial Building at 14th and Broadway. With demolition activity kicking up on the site, the mural is being removed this week and placed in temporary storage pending the designation of a permanent new home for the work.
According to Law Week Colorado, efforts are underway to find a new home for the mural. Potential destinations being kicked around in what is described as “information gathering at this point” include DIA and the law schools at both the University of Colorado and the University of Denver. There is even a suggestion that the space-intensive mural may be divided and placed at multiple locations.
The executive director of the Colorado Bar Association, Chuck Turner, is collecting suggestions for the ultimate home of the mural via email ([email protected]) and will pass them on to those in charge of the decision. Something tells me DenverInfill readers may have some thoughts…
Removal has been suspended for now, because of technical difficulties: http://www.lawweekonline.com/2010/05/judicial-mural-removal-suspended-for-now/?utm_source=Law+Week+Colorado&utm_campaign=ae194edf64-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email
I sent an email suggesting Chuck offer it to the Union Station project as public art for the underground corridor with half on each wall… it would be a cool idea to incorporate the concept of justice and the public in a public space like this…
A really cool thing would be to intergrate the mural into the interior design of the new building – there are a number of grand halls this could line or it could be used to ribbon – is that a phrase? – a courtroom or it could be placed in the walls of the rotunda. Seems like a pretty piece and the 1% for art money could be very well spent re-installing this piece in the public spaces inside the new building.
I like the idea of reinstalling it in the new building.
I don’t care where it gets placed, as long as it’s safe and maintained.
This is off topic, but why the lack of updates on the Embassy Suites project?
What about an upper floor of the concourse of the Central Branch of the Denver Public Library?
What about the interior of the new Department of Law building?
I like the idea of keeping it Downtown; put it in either the new court building or the bus depot at Union Station. Both sound like great ideas where there will be a lot of space to fill with artwork.
This needs to be kept together and readily viewable by the public.
Place it on the current “blank” wall on the Civic Center Parking Garage – facing Broadway….