{"id":3179,"date":"2018-11-29T16:33:12","date_gmt":"2018-11-29T16:33:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/?post_type=portfolio_page&#038;p=3179"},"modified":"2025-10-28T14:50:21","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T18:50:21","slug":"from-absence-by-ruth-hofheimer","status":"publish","type":"portfolio_page","link":"https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/page\/from-absence-by-ruth-hofheimer\/","title":{"rendered":"From Absence by Ruth Hofheimer"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3179\" class=\"elementor elementor-3179\" data-elementor-post-type=\"portfolio_page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-56a2bed9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"56a2bed9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c0da413\" data-id=\"7c0da413\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f67ce6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8f67ce6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About the Mural<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c99f71e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c99f71e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mural by <a href=\"https:\/\/ruthhofheimer.squarespace.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Ruth Hofheimer<\/strong><\/a> at Myrtle\/ Wyckoff in Bushwick.<\/p><p>In memory of Ella Bandes, Edwin Torres, and Hui Wu\u2014 pedestrians killed at this intersection. May their deaths help produce safer streets for future generations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af00a52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"af00a52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Partners &amp; Sponsors<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d87d840 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d87d840\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCreated with support from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transalt.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Transportation Alternatives<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/district-34\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Council Member Antonio Reynoso<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/transalt.org\/familiesforsafestreets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Families for Safe Streets<\/strong><\/a>. Thanks to <strong>Judy Kottick<\/strong> and community volunteers for making this project a reality.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c4e6e7b\" data-id=\"c4e6e7b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ada9aac elementor-widget elementor-widget-sidebar\" data-id=\"6ada9aac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"sidebar.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"text-12\" class=\"widget widget_text\">\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/bridging-the-divide-artbridge-nycha\/\"><span class=\"post_info\">&lt; <\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/projects\/\"><b>Back to Projects<\/b><\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div 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                  \n                                \n                            <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n                \n                <div style=\"background-color: #FF1C1C\" class=\"portfolio_shader\"><\/div>\n                <div class=\"image_holder\">\n                    \n<span class='image'><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"351\" src=\"https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Ruth-Hofheimer.jpg\" class=\"attachment-portfolio-square size-portfolio-square wp-post-image\" alt=\"Ruth Hofheimer, ArtBridge artist\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Ruth-Hofheimer.jpg 350w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Ruth-Hofheimer-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Ruth-Hofheimer-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Ruth-Hofheimer-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/span>                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n        \n    \n<\/article>\n    <\/div>\n\n    \n    <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e20480c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5e20480c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Media\/Press<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-401b0f08 simple-blog-list-no-image elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-blog\" data-id=\"401b0f08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-blog.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-wrap  premium-blog-list\" data-page=\"3179\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"10\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-classic\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-none-effect\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Queens-Mural-Mastrion.webp\" title=\"Queens Mural Mastrion\" alt=\"Queens Mural Danielle Mastrion\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/brownsville-king-of-love-brooklyns-largest-mural-celebrates-community-heritage\/\" target=\"_self\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/brownsville-king-of-love-brooklyns-largest-mural-celebrates-community-heritage\/\" target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\tBrooklyn artist paints towering mural to Queens at new affordable housing site\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-time premium-blog-meta-data\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar-alt\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>December 18, 2025<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">Brooklyn-based muralist Danielle Mastrion has transformed the city&#8217;s first hotel-to-affordable-housing \u2026<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"10\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-classic\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-none-effect\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/King-of-Love.webp\" title=\"King of Love\" alt=\"King of Love\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/brownsville-king-of-love-brooklyns-largest-mural-celebrates-community-heritage-duplicate-15921\/\" target=\"_self\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/brownsville-king-of-love-brooklyns-largest-mural-celebrates-community-heritage-duplicate-15921\/\" target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\tBrownsville King of Love: Brooklyn&#8217;s Largest Mural Celebrates Community Heritage\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-time premium-blog-meta-data\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar-alt\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>December 18, 2025<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">Artist Victor &#8220;Marka27&#8221; Qui\u00f1onez has created what&#8217;s being called Brooklyn&#8217;s \u2026<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"10\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-classic\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-none-effect\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSCF2113-scaled.jpg\" title=\"DSCF2113\" alt=\"400 sq ft mural, on view at Taft Houses, 5th Ave, and 112th St, NYC. Commissioned by Artbridge.\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/public-art-community-hope-the-nation\/\" target=\"_self\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/public-art-community-hope-the-nation\/\" target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\tPublic Art, Community Hope, The Nation\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-time premium-blog-meta-data\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar-alt\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>January 6, 2023<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">Andrea Arroyo is co\u2013art director of Opp-Art. She is an \u2026<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"10\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-classic\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-none-effect\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Canvas-2-.webp\" title=\"Canvas 2\" alt=\"City Canvas (7 on 16th)\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/artbridges-first-public-artwork-installed-through-city-canvas\/\" target=\"_self\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/artbridges-first-public-artwork-installed-through-city-canvas\/\" target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\tArtBridge&#8217;s first public artwork installed through \u201cCity Canvas.\u201d\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-time premium-blog-meta-data\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar-alt\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>November 20, 2024<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">ArtBridge&#8217;s first public artwork installed through \u201cCity Canvas.\u201d \u00a0 The \u2026<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"10\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-classic\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-none-effect\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Xenobia-Bailey-Nationational-Black-Theatre-Harlem-2.jpg\" title=\"Xenobia Bailey, Nationational Black Theatre, Harlem (2)\" alt=\"Xenobia Bailey, Steal Away, National Black Theatre, Harlem, Manhattan, 2023\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" 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