public sculpture manifesto

I'm not sure of what i think about this. I, of course, agree with most of what is written. There should be a greater understanding of visual forms of communication. But where things get tricky is when there certain parties that need to be satisfied by public art. Much of this is in relation to politics and finances. Very little can be done to change this unless you would like to change a larger segment of society that affects this smaller aspect. Public art is just like other areas of the arts. That which has the greatest appeal will always prosper. Much of the time this appeal has little to do with the actual work itself, but rather how the work integrates into the overall social context and agendas. What is sad to say is that as being a visual artist there is a different view of the world and many times what we see is not what others see.