Art and Architecture
in New York City

What is the purpose of Public Art?

Should it:
Memorialize an important person?
Memorialize an important event?
Symbolize values and ideals?
Make a political statement?
Challenge the status quo?
Ignite new ways of thinking?
Beautify?
Offer levity?

Be interactive?
Be temporary?
Be permanent?
Be decided by committee?
Be paid for by tax-payers?
Be legal?