Proliferation of p.a. has resulted in a mass of articles, books, symposia, school courses, etc etc; repeat of the question of local and citizen control over public art; there is no equivalent neologism in other european languages; there are two issues more transcendent for p.a. than site-specificity, artists rights or collaboration that lie at the core of the controversies in p.a. - Its refusal or acceptance by the community that must pay for it and/or live with it - Its ultimate success or failure aesthetically; excellent discussion of these points and the notion of permanence; excellent conclusion.

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