ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN
ROB PRUITT
CITY/STATE
Bayside, NY
LOCATION IN HOSPITAL
Child Life Room
INSTALL DATE
2014
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ABOUT THE INSTALLATION
In 2014, RxART and Rob Pruitt produced a wall mural of the artist’s iconic zebra patterns and panda imagery in the child life room at St. Mary’s Hospital for Children. The mural was fabricated with dry-erase material, providing the patients with a creative outlet that inspires social and artistic interaction. It also serves as a form of physical therapy for patients with impaired fine-motor skills.
This project was made possible through the generous support of the William E. Weiss Foundation and through additional support from AstraZeneca.
ABOUT THE HOSPITAL
St. Mary’s is the largest provider of long-term care for children with complex medical conditions in New York State and one of the nation’s leading providers of pediatric post-acute care. St. Mary’s provides specialized in-patient care, day healthcare, rehabilitation, home care, and education services to children and young adults following acute care hospitalization due to premature birth, illness, injury, or other critical health conditions.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Rob Pruitt (b. 1964, Washington, D.C.) is a post-conceptual artist known for his works that display Pop Art sensibilities while making ironic and witty social, cultural, and artistic commentary. His projects span across a variety of media, ranging from glittery paintings of pandas, to a book of DIY arts and crafts ideas, to transforming a gallery space into a flea market where visitors socialize with artists and buy both artworks and miscellaneous goods. Pruitt lives and works in New York.
Pruitt has been the subject of solo exhibitions at the Aspen Art Museum, Aspen, CO; the Museum of Contemporary Art, Detroit, MI; LAND, Los Angeles, CA; and Dallas Contemporary, Dallas, NY. Pruitt is represented by 303 Gallery and Massimo De Carlo Gallery.
