Public Art

Public art is more than sculpture in public space. It is where art meets cities, communities, politics and everyday life.

This section explores public art through artists, installations and critical essays on monuments, participation, urban transformation and the social role of contemporary art.

Start here: Michelangelo Pistoletto: Art, Responsibility and the Third Paradise.

Art Interviews & ConversationsPublic Art

Gibellina, Italy’s Capital of Contemporary Art: An Interview with Andrea Cusumano

Andrea Cusumano discusses what Gibellina’s year as Italian Capital of Contemporary Art can leave behind: renewed spaces, lasting relationships, and a future beyond the celebration of its past.

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Art Criticism & EssaysArt ScandalPolitical ArtPublic ArtStreet art

They Spent £85,000 to Erase a Banksy. But Who Gets to Decide What Art Survives?

When an Illegal Artwork Becomes Part of the History of the Wall Britain has spent more than £85,000 dealing with

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