Reflections on Urban Public Art

Ken Lum, Professor in the School of Design, the University of Pennsylvania and Penn IUR Faculty Fellow, writes about the promise—and pitfalls—of urban public art today.

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November 21, 2014, 1:00 PM PST

By dlang

"From its inception, public art has been regarded as an instrument for public 'good.' Yet for as long as there has been public art, there has also been uncertainty about how to define that public 'good' and how to identify the kind of art that manifests such 'good.'"

FULL STORY: Some Reflections on Urban Public Art Today

Friday, November 21, 2014 in Penn Institute for Urban Research

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