Matt:
You're right, when developers are required to provide a public art component
by a government agency the outcome is more like a standrd public art
process. Most public agencies that monitor mandatory private arts
development projects require maintenance and long term stewardship of the
art as part of the requirement. I don't know about how well these
requirements are enforced...
bg
-----Original Message-----
From: Matt Gorbet
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Sent: 7/27/2006 9:52 AM
Subject: Re: [NEW-MEDIA-CURATING] Permanence and public art - recap and
then...
> as far as I am concerned, works commissioned by developers are not
> public art...
I agree, but I think there is a spectrum here - what do you think of
work commissioned for siting within a private development by a public
body as part of a mandatory % for art program? To be successful here
the developer/property-owner's constraints, particularly w.r.t.
long-term maintenance and upkeep need to be taken into consideration,
but the commissioning process is much closer to a public art in public
spaces model.
<M>
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