Damon Rich

Damon Rich
Nationality American
Known for Installation art, Urban Design
Movement Social Practice

Damon Rich (born 1975 in Creve Coeur, Missouri) is a Newark, New Jersey-based designer, urban planner, and visual artist known for investigating the politics of the built environment.[1][2] His work looks at the shaping of the world through laws, finance, and politics. He explains his approach as follows: "My exhibitions function as a kind of case study or experiment; each begins with a group of investigators who know little about the subject at hand, acting as stand-ins for the general public." [3] In 1997, Rich founded the Center for Urban Pedagogy (CUP), a New York City-based nonprofit organization that uses the power of design and art to improve civic engagement.[4]

Currently, Rich also serves as the Planning Director & Chief Urban Designer for the City of Newark, New Jersey,[5] where he led the design and construction of the city's first riverfront parks,[6] was founding director of the city's first public art program,[7] and was primary author of the city's first new zoning law since 1954.[8]

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