Linker, Kate
Public sculpture; Pursuit of the pleasurable and profitable paradise
Artforum, March '81, p64-73
1981
Popularity of 19 cent. sculpture and memorials, 30,000 turned out for the opening of one in Philadelphia! only the glitterati for Serra's ãRotary Arc' in NY; difficulties implicit in the funding label 'Art in Public Places'; WPA about employment first; US the greatest patron in the West; the private sector points the way to public use; the builder as patron was novel to the US; architecture's dominance and the architects resentment at intrusive art; p.a. has to integrate with two hostile enemies, community and architecture; ends with examples of collaborative projects.
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