Jessie and Katey. Blue Moon Chapel, 2024

The block-long mural is on Chapel Street, near its intersection with East Street, between Fair Haven and Wooster Square. It is an enormous 278 ft long X 43 ft high and was unveiled November 17, 2024. This commission coincided with Site Projects’ 20th anniversary.

About the Artists: For more than a decade, Jessie and Katey have transformed public spaces across the United States, including in Hawaii, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Brooklyn, Boston, and Washington, D.C., as well as in Sweden, Switzerland, and Russia. Their work is built on extensive research into the culture and history of each site. The artists describe their murals as containing “underlying narratives,” with patterns and color choices that subtly reference the local identity of the communities in which they work.

About the Project: Site Projects’ decision to commission a work of geometric abstraction is rooted in New Haven’s rich artistic legacy. The city’s history includes influential modernists Josef and Anni Albers and Sol LeWitt, whose explorations of geometry, structure, and color continue to shape contemporary art. The idea was also sparked by Yale University’s retrospective of Bridget Riley, whose work reaffirmed the power and relevance of geometric abstraction today.

The design also reflects the architectural geometry of some of New Haven’s iconic landmarks. See if you can spot any!