Mr. Oldenburg thinks of his public art as "a step into architecture" and always insisted on permanence his public art was meant to last, like a building.
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He sees the government making a concerted effort to emphasize art in public spaces.
But stark statistics are now being used to make intimate statements through art and public advocacy.
One of my greatest friends has been Edward Bernays, nephew of Sigmund Freud, and father of the art of public relations.
Prof Shoben, who also founded artist collective Greyworld to create art in public spaces, added that there were issues with trying to return the sculpture to the borough.
In a time of financial crisis and major environmental concerns, it makes sense that public art reflects these issues by bringing their discussion into the public domain.
The ArcelorMittal Orbit Tower, a huge public art piece being built in the Olympic Park by sculpture Anish Kapoor, will probably remain open to the public as is.
He urged everyone who can to get out and enjoy the free public art.
Crafters and knitters get together and crochet pieces of art to cover public furniture or sculpture.
Together they sewed woollen panels over pieces of public art, fences, benches and even tree trunks.
Designs for proposed new public art for a Dorset town centre have gone on show.
Author Alexander McCall Smith has been celebrated in a new public art installation in Edinburgh.
He was the lion of the international movement in social-realist public art, which peaked in the nineteen-thirties.
The council could also remove obligations for the firm to provide contributions towards roads, schools and public art.
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Though it may be modeled on a child's toy, this massive public art installation isn't just for kids.
Look out for a quirky design element: the animated chimneys by Lymesmith, which also act as innovative public art displays.
Dozens of public art installations that were originally commissioned for the Games continue to dot city streets and sidewalks.
The installation, "Discovering Columbus, " has been produced by the Public Art Fund, a nonprofit championed by Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
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That work was not the kind appreciated or supported by public art institutions.
Vancouver has kept eight legacy public art sites, selected from more than 400 submissions by artists from around the world.
Godiva Awakes is one of 12 regional public art commissions to celebrate the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad, funded by Arts Council England.
Klein attended a public art high school on 57th Street in New York and then graduated from the Fashion Institute of Technology.
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The locations for the temporary exhibition in Stoke-on-Trent and Cheshire and the permanent piece of public art for the city have not been decided.
For many people nowadays the easiest way to spot public art would be on their daily commute, maybe at a roadside or a roundabout.
The Mill Worker is one of five public art pieces funded by Belfast City Council's Brighter Belfast initiative, in north, south, east and west Belfast.
Cultural travellers appreciate the city's numerous walking tours, historic homes, and fine exhibitions at the Telfair Academy, the South's oldest public art museum.
The artists behind Mute Meadow in Londonderry, the largest piece of public art in Ireland, said they are deeply concerned it is still not working.
"It is a city's architecture and public art that makes it unique and helps it to stand out from other international cities, " said Mr Campbell.
Professor of Public Art at Goldsmith's art college in London, Andrew Shoben, told the BBC he had a lot of sympathy for Tower Hamlets Council.
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