Art in the Loo: a city-wide public art project in which 40 small paintings of Yucca plants are installed anonymously in public bathroom stalls all over Santa Fe, NM, for the duration of one year. The pieces include lithography, drawing, painting and encaustic.  The project aims to create a little surprise and aesthetic pleasure in a place that typically is not considered in that way.  Give a little lift where it’s needed most.

     The paintings also create an invisible network between many diverse places, linked by content (the Yucca plant), a map of all the locations, and a book which will include photos of all the installations.  Art in the Loo is for a wide variety of people, including people who don’t normally go to see art — everybody has to go to the bathroom!

The project was up from September 2023 - December 2024. Click on the map to see the participating locations.

This project was supported by grants from Axle Contemporary in Santa Fe, and the Awesome Without Borders Foundation.

For more info, contact CH@ChristyHengst.com