Thanks everyone for these narratives, and discussion and resources. David and Simon, the examples of temporal restrictions from the artists' perspective and platform are really poignant. In our recent study of public art in cities which was across all media and looked at many jurisdictions, including Montreal, there are also issues of the need to invest maintenance costs, considerations of time, etc. https://www.ocadu.ca/research/public-art.htm and conflicts around whose responsibility it is to sustain a piece of public art. Curators and art consultants are involved in selecting and/or commissioning work and then the responsibility moves on to either city departments or private owners of spaces where public art is placed and to some extent the artist. Some curators and consultants continue to step in and up and push for maintenance and reframing of work for relevance. Public art adds additional pressure on the curatorial role.
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