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  2. Dec 6, 2021 · Studies show that investments in public art can improve street safety, provide tourism and new jobs, and combat social isolation and anxiety.

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    Since the 1960s many artists have taken up guerrilla-style public art protests in support of political causes, from poster campaigns to impromptu performances and pop-up interventions. And as they have proved, art is one of the most powerful and evocative means of drawing attention. Chinese artist Ai Weiweiis no stranger to controversy and has made...

    Some of the most memorable public art is wild, playful, and ridiculous, allowing us to transcend the ordinary into a child-like realm of spectacle and wonder. Anish Kapoor’simmense sculpture Cloud Gate, 2004, aka “the bean” was made for Chicago’s Millennium Parkfrom a whopping 168 stainless steel plates and stands over 10 meters tall and 20 meters ...

    The scope of public art continues to expand in unprecedented directions as artists build on the powerful and emotive legacy of their predecessors. Through the support and funding of public art foundations and local government, artists continue to bring ever more adventurous temporary and permanent art projects out into the open air in cities and pu...

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  3. Oct 21, 2014 · The colour of the rooster, reminiscent of the iridescent, otherworldly pigment patented by the French artist Yves Klein, offers a surreal, comical contrast to the drab bronze statuary and...

  4. Nov 11, 2021 · The public art impacts identified were organized into eight categories, in terms of placemaking, society, culture, economy, sustainability, wellbeing, wisdom and innovation. Implications were then drawn with respect to future research on the impacts and evaluation of public art.

  5. Jan 24, 2023 · Public art can be a powerful creative placemaking strategy, building on the place identity and reflecting the values of a communal space. When it’s made with these considerations in mind, public art can challenge inequities that exist in public spaces and benefit the population.

  6. Sep 16, 2020 · Public art encourages people to be attracted and form an attachment to a location through historical and cultural understanding. It also highlights what is unique about the places that people live, work and play. Residents feel as though the arts improve the image and identity of their community.

  7. Public Art's role serves multiple purposes, often simultaneously: to aesthetically beautify space, to educate, to commemorate important people and events, to act as a tool of political or social propaganda, to activate, to document daily life, and to represent a community's ethos.

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