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In this session, all learners will:
Can you name any examples?
Art that exists in the pubic realm (not in a gallery)
Sometimes, but not always, purchased with public money
Often commissioned specifically for the site in which it is situated
Examples: Monuments, memorials, statues, but also could be performances, dance, theatre, poetry, graffiti, posters and installations.
20 mentres high, 54 metres wide
Based on a cast of the artist's own body
Cost £800,000 to build.
Funded by the Arts Council, National Lottery, EU Funding and private sponsorship
120-foot long, 12-foot high solid, unfinished plate of rust-covered steel
Running Fence was 18 feet (5.5 meters) high and 24.5 miles (39.4 kilometers) long.
The art project consisted of 42 months of collaborative efforts, 18 public hearings, three sessions at the Superior Courts of California, the drafting of a 450-page Environmental Impact Report and the temporary use of the hills, the sky and the ocean at California's Bodega Bay
Select one or more examples of public art to investigate using multimedia resources, articles, interviews, artists’ statements as well as your own visual analysis.
Lots of resources on Moodle
Don't forget to reference
Assess the intentions of the artists for making this work. How does this compare with the reception of the work by the general public?
Give your own interpretation of the piece - what message do you think the work communicates?