Public Art: New Directions

An important section covers the practical aspects of commissioning the artist for public projects, including procedures used by corporations, developers, and individuals - with practical discussions of insurance by artists, comprehensive specification, competition and installation deadlines, and payment schedules.. In exploring the world-wide upsurge of public art, this beautiful volume discusses and photographically illustrates significant examples of: public art sponsored by all levels of government - federal, state, county and city in the US and Canada, including the US's major programs across the nation supported by the National Endowment for the Arts and Canada's National Art Bank; the important progress made in the introduction of public art on US and Canadian universities and college campuses - including designs of civic center plazas, transportation facilities, and outdoor wall murals; significant works in the commercial and corporate sectors - including large regional shopping centers, banks and office buildings; recent developments in countries around the world, especially leading advances in France, Sweden, West Germany, Norway, Holland, Switzerland, and Denmark - featuring large plazas with sculptured forms, bright colors, and computerized configurations in fountain design kinetics