You Are Beautiful in Rosemont.
This piece is part of a larger public art collection at Fashion Outlets of Chicago.
Presented in English and Mandarin, the message shifts depending on how it’s read and experienced.
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Partner: @fashionchicago @carolfoxassociates
pause.
It’s the process.
Better Together in Detroit.
This piece lives in a park shaped by the community around it. A place for gathering, rest, and shared experience.
I’m always interested in how public art can support what’s already happening in a space.
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@nwgoldberg
cherish
every
moment.
Keep it smooooth.
Roscoe Village, Chicago
Belmont & Damen
Made with the neighborhood, for the neighborhood.
A message that lives right where life is happening.
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Installed in Andersonville in 2015, these were the first You Are Beautiful fence pieces.
Attaching the words directly to neighborhood fences brought the message into everyday public space. Sidewalks, bus stops, street corners. Places people pass every day.
What started here became one of the most common ways communities bring the message into the world.
You are beautiful.
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#youarebeautiful #publicart #andersonville #chicagoart #creativeplacemaking
Public art, in practice.
You Are Beautiful in Chinatown, Chicago.
What I love about this piece is how it lives in the rhythm of the community — seen on routines, found in moments, part of the everyday.
These are the kinds of installations that become quiet companions in the places they inhabit.
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Public art, in practice.
Be Kind in Staten Island, New York.
I’m always drawn to work that carries a direct, human message into shared space. Something steady. Something present. Something that quietly becomes part of the environment over time.
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Public art, in practice.
Be You in St. Charles, Illinois.
Over time, this piece has woven itself into the life of the city. Families meet here. Photos are taken here. Traditions form around it.
That’s always the goal. Not just to install something, but to create something that becomes part of a community’s story.
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Public art, in practice.
This You Are Beautiful installation along Lake Shore Drive in Chicago has been part of the city’s everyday rhythm for years.
I’m always interested in work that blends into daily life. Permanent. Accessible. @yabsticker is meant to be encountered.
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