This art piece created by Dominican artist Firelei Báez is central to the new “Commonwealth” exhibit that opened last Saturday at the Virginia Commonwealth University Institute for Contemporary Art. This piece is outside of the ICA at 601 W. Broad St., along with a Resiliency Garden created by food justice advocate Duron Chavis. The exhibit, which runs through Jan. 17, explores the notion of commonwealth and how common resources are used to influence the wealth and well-being of communities. The exhibit is an outgrowth of a partnership between the ICA and two other contemporary arts organizations, Philadelphia Contemporary in Pennsylvania and Beta-Local in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
