Press
NBC’s Rock Center with Brian Williams
O, The Oprah Magazine
“Through a series of large-scale projects that combine installation art with social activism, Chang has encouraged people to engage with public spaces to let their voices be heard.”
“They’re the stuff of everyday life from people of all walks of life… Young or old, rich or poor, the [Before I Die] wall does make you think as you walk by.”
“Before I Die is merely one of the most creative community projects ever.”
“It’s hard to know where to begin with Candy Chang… We love how she has opened up discourse around public space by providing people with easy and innovative ways to have a say about how their urban environment should be developed. Whether it is with post-it notes or a piece of chalk, Chang has proven that you don’t need big budgets to have a big impact.”
“Looking For Love Again forces you to examine how the city you live in affects your life, and what you can do to shape a vision of the urban landscape for the better.”
“Good urban design doesn’t just help people engage with their cities; according to artist and designer Candy Chang, it also helps people engage with each other… Chang creates public spaces that spark conversation and reflect a sense of community identity—often using little more than chalk, stickers, and some creativity.”
“We are way into Candy Chang’s work because it makes urban systems and possibilities visible while bringing a much-needed sense of narrative and personality to the all-too-often dry world of wayfinding, data visualization and public information exchange. In the process, she articulates an important field of action for designers of all disciplines.”
“Chang’s Vendor Power! and Tenant Flash Cards projects offer two fantastic examples of how graphic design can be put to use in clarifying everyday, seemingly uninteresting legal situations… The possibilities are bewilderingly wide-ranging.”
“Forget Twitter, try stickers: [Candy Chang's] low-tech project inspires community engagement in New Orleans”
“We love the work of artist, designer and TED Fellow Candy Chang… The notion of turning neglected space into an active invitation to engage with your community and get to know your neighbors is a wonderful embodiment of enlightened urbanism. What’s more, it’s a reminder that not all meaningful social platforms are accessed through a screen — an inspired antidote to the Foursquarification of urban social quasi-interaction.”
“Candy’s work incites the type of person to person interaction in a community necessary to create a dialogue fostering individual expression.”
“Candy Chang’s ambitious projects answer the question ‘Can art change the world?’ with a unanimous ‘Yes.’ With the help of neighbors and dreamers everywhere, she’s making the world a better place, one street corner at a time.”
Candy Chang stenciling the first Before I Die wall, New Orleans, 2011. Download high-res jpeg (2.8 MB). Photo by Civic Center.
Before I Die, New Orleans. Photo by We R Classic
Career Path, Finland. Photo by Pete Koivunen.
Looking for Love Again, Alaska. Photo by Carol Hayden.
Before I Die, Kazakhstan. Photo by New Reporter.
It’s Good To Be Here, New Orleans.
Head shot. Download high-res jpeg. Please include credit: Photo by Randal Ford
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Grist
“The City Speaks – and Artist Candy Chang Finds Fresh Ways to Listen” by Greg Hanscom, Dec 2011
NBC’s Rock Center with Brian Williams
“Hopes and Dreams Become Urban Art” Dec 6 2011
Salon
“Who Needs a Bucket List?: The Before I Die project… is a reminder to live every day like it counts” by Mary Elizabeth Williams, Nov 2011
frog design mind
“Urban Design Gets Sticky: Interactive Street Art Makes Local Citizens Placemakers” Nov 2011
The Times
“Artists Put Creative Heart Back into Devastated City” by Laura Dixon, Nov 2011
The Brooklyn Paper
“Art Project at Shake Shack Site Lets You Consider Life Before Death” by Kate Briquelet, Nov 2011
MAS Context
“Talk to Your City: Projects by Candy Chang”, Issue 11 Fall 2011
The Times Picayune
“New Orleans neighbors can meet virtually on new ‘Neighborland’ site” by Renee Peck, Sept 2011
O, The Oprah Magazine
“Community Builder: How Candy Chang’s Public Art Projects Are Changing Communities Everywhere” by Jessica Sivester, Sept 2011 issue, p60
The Atlantic
“A Conversation with Candy Chang, Public Installation Artist and Designer” by Samantha Michaels, Aug 2011
TED
“Fellows Friday Interview with Candy Chang” by Alana Herro, July 2011
Design Made in Germany
“Human Rights Logo Competition – Meet the jury: Candy Chang”, July 2011
We R Classic
“Wall of Dreams: Candy Chang”, July 2011
Gopher Magazine
“Loitering Encouraged: On Making Better Cities” by Michelle Benaim Steiner, Vol 2
Fast Company
“Looking for Love Again: Abandoned Buildings That Ask Cities For Renewal” by Morgan Clendaniel, June 2011
New Reporter
“Candy Chang: Before I Die in Kazakhstan” by Xenia Medvedev, June 2011
USA Network
“The Innovative Candy Chang” by Wooster Collective, May 2011
The Atlantic
“Designing Community: Candy Chang’s ‘Before I Die’ Project” by Kaid Benfield, May 2011
GOOD
“Before I Die…’ An Abandoned Building Transformed Into a Public Bucket List” by Andrew Price, May 2011
WWL-TV
“‘Before I Die’ Wall Draws Responses, Attention” by Mike Hoss, May 2011
Life and Times
“Writing’s on the Wall” by Lukas Brekke-Miesner, Apr 2011
Juxtapoz Magazine
“An Interview with Candy Chang” by Helen Soteriou, Apr 2011
Visual Anthropology Review
“Ethnographic Terminalia 2010: New Orleans – 27 Works” by Kate Hennessy, Fiona P. McDonald, Trudi Lynn Smith, Stephanie Takaragawa, Volume 27 Number 1, Spring 2011
La Tempestad Contemporary Arts Magazine
“Candy Chang: Antes De Morir” by Gerardo Terán, Issue 77, Apr 2011
Curbs and Stoops
“Featured Artist: Candy Chang” by Maria Anderson, Apr 2011
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
“Fairbanks Empty Decaying Polaris Building Looking for Love” by Suzanna Caldwell, Apr 2011
Tulane University New Wave
“Street Art Draws Input for Urban Design” by Nick Marinello, Mar 2011
Design Observer
“The Interventionist’s Toolkit: Posters, Pamphlets and Guides” by Mimi Zeiger, Mar 2011
L.A. Times
“Before I Die I Want To…” Mar 2011
Washington Post
“TED 2011 Round Up: The Most Inspiring Ideas from the Festival” by Melissa Bell, Mar 2011
Brain Pickings
“Before I Die: Reclaiming Urban Aspiration” by Maria Popova, Mar 2011
Wired
“TED 2011: What Do You Want To Do Before You Die?” by Olivia Solon, Mar 2011
Grist
“Move Over, Banksy: Candy Chang’s Art Might Actually Save the World” by Jess Zimmerman, Mar 2011
GOOD
“Forget Twitter, Try Stickers: Low-Tech Project Inspires Community Engagement in New Orleans” by Allison Arieff, Feb 2011
TYPO Magazine
“Disciplines Are as Wide as We Want Them to Be: An Interview with Candy Chang”, ed. Linda Kudrnovská, Issue 42, Winter 2010, p 30-37
NOLA Defender
“I WISH THIS WAS: an Urban Design Takeover”, Feb 2011
The Times Picayune
“New Orleans artist Candy Chang Creates Unusual Mural in the Marigny” by Doug MacCash, Feb 2011
NOLA Defender
“Top 11 Visual Artists in 2011″, Dec 2010
Agent Genius
“Candy Chang – A One Woman Army Out to Revive New Orleans” by Lani Rosales, Dec 2010
The Times Picayune
“What is Your Wish?: Artist Candy Chang’s Stickers Allow People to Express Their Desire For Urban Development” by Doug MacCash, Dec 2010
Faubourg Marigny Improvement Association Newsletter
“Spotlight On… Interview with Candy Chang”, Volume 38 , No. 11, Dec 2010
Fast Company
“A Generation of Emerging Designers Who Design With Purpose” by Alissa Walker, Masters of Design Issue, Oct 2010
étapes
“Candy Chang Designer Civique”, Issue 183
Page Magazine
“Wogende Emotionen” (Surging Emotions), Aug 2010
CLAM Magazine
Ailleurs, Issue 20 Spring 2010
WIRED UK
“TED Fellows Special Profile: Local Hero”, Dec 2009
TED Fellows
Interview with Candy Chang, 2009
BLDGBLOG
“A User’s Guide to New York City pt. 2: Street Vendor Guide”,
“A User’s Guide to New York City pt. 1: Tenants’ Right Flash Cards”, Dec 2009
Fast Company
“Two Cool Tools for New York Renters” by Alissa Walker, Nov 2009
Communication Arts
Jul/Aug 2009
TYPO Magazine
“Infographics—Myth and Meaning” by Jan Middendorp, Issue 35 Spring 2009
Visual Communication Quarterly
Analog Interactivity issue, Spring 2009
Urban Omnibus
“Making Policy Public: Vendor Power!”, May 2009
The New York Times
“Visual Aids for the Pushcart World” by Saki Knafo, Apr 2009
Urban Omnibus
“Post-it Notes for Neighbors”, Feb 2009
DailyCandy
“Spray Paint the Town: A Year in Street Art from the Wooster Collective”, Dec 2008
Gothamist
“Interactive Art with Post-it Notes and Rental Stats”, Jul 2008
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