Tufts University in Medford in Middlesex County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
Publicar
Paul Ramirez-Jonas (American, b. 1965)
| — | 2011/2017 | — |
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, November 6, 2026
1. Publicar Marker
Tufts University Permanent Collection
Gift of the artist
2018.012
Publicar adopts the format of traditional stone monuments used to commemorate events or people deemed significant by the state. However, in lieu of a permanently inscribed bronze plaque, Ramirez-Jonas placed a corkboard at the center of the granite boulder.
All Tufts community members are welcome to post event notices or messages to this corkboard. Publicar is a monument to the voices and day-to-day rhythms of our present.
Erected by Tufts University Art Galleries.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 2011.
Location. 42° 24.379′ N, 71° 7.193′ W. Marker is in Medford, Massachusetts, in Middlesex County. It is in Tufts University. It can be reached from Professors Row near Latin Way, on the right when traveling west. The marker is near the stone it describes, just east of the President's Lawn at Tufts University. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area:
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Regionally, this marker is in Historic Boston and specifically in Greater Boston. It is also in the American Northeast, in New England, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Alex's Place (within shouting distance of this marker); Gravity Research Foundation (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); World War II Memorial (about 300 feet away); Armenian Genocide Memorial (about 300 feet away); Hosea Ballou, II (about 400 feet away); Austin Barclay Fletcher, LL.D. (about 500 feet away); Dick and Sheila Asher Jumbo Garden (about 500 feet away); Tufts Memorial Steps (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Medford.
Also see . . . Paul Ramírez Jonas biography.
Excerpt: "Over the last thirty years Ramírez Jonas has created works(Submitted on November 9, 2026, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)that range from large-scale public installations and monumental sculptures to intimate drawings, performances and videos. Through his practice he seeks to challenge the definitions of art and the public and to engineer active audience participation and exchange."Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, November 6, 20262. Publicar
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, November 6, 2026
3. Publicar
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, November 6, 2026
4. Publicar and its marker at Tufts University
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, November 6, 2026
5. "When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer" plaque honoring Tufts student Alex Nair Bhak
This memorial nearby honors Alex Bhak, a Tufts first-year student who died in an accident in downtown Boston on April 2, 2016. (A link from The Tufts Daily about his death is included below.) The plaque includes this poem by Walt Whitman, first published in 1865:
When I heard the learn'd astronomer,
When the proofs, the figures, were ranged in columns before me,
When I was shown the charts and diagrams, to add, divide, and measure them,
When I sitting heard the astronomer where he lectured with much applause in the lecture-room,
How soon unaccountable I became tired and sick,
Till rising and gliding out I wander'd off by myself,
In the mystical moist night-air, and from time to time
Look'd up in perfect silence at the stars.
Click for more information.
When I heard the learn'd astronomer,
When the proofs, the figures, were ranged in columns before me,
When I was shown the charts and diagrams, to add, divide, and measure them,
When I sitting heard the astronomer where he lectured with much applause in the lecture-room,
How soon unaccountable I became tired and sick,
Till rising and gliding out I wander'd off by myself,
In the mystical moist night-air, and from time to time
Look'd up in perfect silence at the stars.
Click for more information.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 9, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 9, 2026, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 2 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 9, 2026, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.
