Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/11/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jayanand, Joe Public does not exist (except as the occasional straw man to be thrown up by politicians and raunchy pundits). This notion that "the public" thinks, speaks or "has spoken" has absolutely no veracity in this country. The U.S. population encompasses a profoundly diverse group of individuals. Our population expresses this diversity in terms of ethnicity, religion, income, sexual orientation, political leanings, education, and in all the various combinations of the above. Some will appreciate the work and the government's investment in it. Some will appreciate and say we can't afford it at this time. Some will say the government should never get involved in art. Some will not even understand the term "public art" and never give such things a thought. Some will see it - enjoy it - get it - and never give another thought to how it got there. and the list goes on and on. Regards, George Lottermoser george at imagist.com http://www.imagist.com http://www.imagist.com/blog http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist On Nov 9, 2010, at 7:59 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: > What I was interested in is what does Joe Public say about the state paying > for artistic installations? Especially ephemeral ones? He understands > public > money spent on statues, but on art?