Linker, Kate Provision and persausion in US public art Art Monthly; supplement on the Art and Architecture conference at the ICA in '82
The public demands some clear evidence of idea, reasoning or rationale behind a work; the evidence of quality of purpose...the 'why' of the work is the key way in to the situation; to be able to discuss their intentions and engage the viewer; public officials have been persuaded of the financial benefits that accrue from the 'art filled community'; to the transforming social function of art has been added a transforming economic function; actual costs of art are minor; lists of benefits listed.