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Attraction · 2009
Anxiety of Beauty: Revisiting the Fountain of Youth
A 2009 piece in the city's public art collection near Central Square, painted on MDO board and taking the fountain-of-youth myth as its point of departure.
What does Anxiety of Beauty: Revisiting the Fountain of Youth reveal about the city?
A 2009 piece in the city's public art collection near Central Square, painted on MDO board and taking the fountain-of-youth myth as its point of departure.
Read the city asVisitorStart with what makes the place legible fast.StudentFollow campus rhythms, libraries, food, and late-night edges.LocalSurface the everyday rituals and quieter second looks.HistorianPrioritize older layers, people, and civic memory.Food loverLet restaurants, cafes, markets, and neighborhood rituals lead.ParentFavor safe, walkable, campus-adjacent understanding.ArchitectTrace buildings, campuses, edges, and visible civic form.RunnerRead the city through parks, paths, bridges, and distance.FounderFollow institutions, labs, companies, and invention spillover.
Open the connections
Why each step follows
Jump back in time
The older layer
Ask who shaped this