public art

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After a burst of national outrage over the Prescott School District’s request to “lighten” a mural with a large Latino figure, the School District announced at a pro-mural protest last Saturday that they are ok with the current image and they want the artists to return to the original vision for the mural.

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Milwaukee has a Holocaust memorial but now some members of the city’s Jewish community want another one … one that is uplifting. Critic Robin Cembalest discusses this and other trends in the world of memorials.

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The Village Voice reports that New York’s latest public art idea is street pianos. Yes, this summer, America’s Next Top Pianist will be performed in the streets of all five boroughs (map of locations).

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Essays

There is No Public Space

by Sarah Walko on December 15, 2009

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Sarah makes small matchbook sculptures that are designed to be left in public spaces. They are intimate art works that are part of the ritual of her practice. She believes in the words of Margaret Meade, who said, “When justice is lost, we have ritual. We need more ritual in our daily lives.”

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