Mags Harries & Lajos Héder

Mags Harries and Lajos Héder are artists working collaboratively to create public art across the United States from their studio.[1]

Career

A married couple, they formed Harries/Héder Collaborative in 1990 and have worked together on all major public art commissions[2] since then. Based in Cambridge, MA, they have successfully completed over thirty public projects with budgets up to $6 million. For Harries/Héder, public art is more than placing objects in public spaces; public art can reach every aspect of the environment and realize the poetic possibilities of the place. They are interested in working with issues of water;[3] bridging spaces; renewable energy; history, and community events. Their completed projects take diverse form, but all share a site-specific approach.

Biographies

Mags Harries, a native of Wales, attended Leicester College of Art and Design in England and Southern Illinois University. Harries brings to the collaboration her experience as a sculptor, teacher, and over 20 years creating public art. Senior faculty at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Harries teaches courses in sculpture, installation, and public art. She created the Glove Cycle installation at a subway station in 1984.

Lajos Héder, an artist, born in Hungary, studied architecture and urban planning at Harvard University. Before forming Harries/Héder Collaborative, he worked on community projects, urban design, site planning, architecture, and construction.

They have 2 daughters, writer/director Sian Heder[4] and author/artist Thyra Heder.[5]

Recent projects
  • Miramar Park, Florida (2000)[6]
  • City at the Falls, Commonwealth Convention Center, Louisville, KY (2000) design team artists
  • Drawn Water, Cambridge Water Department, Cambridge, MA (2001) design team artist[7]
  • WaterWorks at Arizona Falls, Arizona Falls, Phoenix, AZ (2003) design team artists
  • The Benefit of Mr. Kite, San Diego Port Authority, San Diego, CA (2003)
  • Connections, [Central Connecticut State University], New Britain, CT (2005)
  • Arbors and Ghost Trees, Baseline Road, Phoenix, AZ (2005) with Ten Eyck Landscape Architects
  • Terra Fugit, Miramar Park, Fort Lauderdale, FL (2006) design team artists[8]
  • The Big Question, Des Moines Science Museum, Des Moines, IA (2007)
  • Concord River Greenway Trail Master Plan, Lowell, MA (2007)
  • A MoonTide Garden, International Ferry Terminal, Portland, ME (2007)
  • Solar Light Raft, Havana Square, Stapleton, Colorado (2008 -)
  • Sun Flowers, an Electric Garden, Mueller Development, Austin, TX (2009)
  • History Colorado Center, Denver, Colorado (2009- )
  • Zanjero’s Line, Highline Canal, Phoenix, AZ (2010) with Ten Eyck Landscape Architects
  • Terpsichore for Kansas City, Arts District Parking Garage, Kansas City, MO (2011) with David Moulton, Roberta Vacca, Bobby Watson
  • Xixi Umbrellas, Xixi Wetland Park, Hangzhou, China (2012) Westlake International Invitational Sculpture Exhibition
  • Meeting Place, The Downtown Greenway, Greensboro, NC (2014)

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References
  2. Cohen, Michele; Michael Bloomberg; Stan Ries (2009). Public Art for Public Schools. Monacelli Press. p. 194. ISBN 978-1-58093-215-8.
  3. Sinclair, Jill (2009). Fresh Pond: The History of a Cambridge Landscape. MIT Press. p. 152. ISBN 978-0-262-19591-1.
  4. Meek, Tom (July 26, 2016). "Sian Heder's 'Tallulah' Pulls From 'Surreal Experiences With Bad Moms'". WBUR. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
  5. "Thyra Heder". Thyra Heder.
  6. "Making art for everyone from Phoenix to Wales to their own hometown, Cambridge-based public artists Mags Harries and Lajos Heder are changing the landscape one project at a time". Boston Globe. May 7, 2000. Retrieved January 6, 2010.
  7. Sherman, Mary (November 4, 2001). "Cambridge's 'Water' works as accessible, playful piece". Boston Herald. Retrieved January 6, 2010.
  8. Guanche, Chris (October 26, 2008). "Public art displayed in Miramar City gets new art pieces at library and cultural center". South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved January 6, 2010.
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