Public art is mostly imposed on communities that can’t defend themselves from it. Rarely do you see public art spoiling rich neighborhoods.
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They keep putting shit on the Santa Monica Blvd. median in West Hollywood and at the western border of Beverly Hills. Really awkward sculptures, but definitely a step up from the malformed murals you see in poorer areas.
even many rich neighborhoods lack the political coherence to defend themselves from public art
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I think they *want it*. It makes them look cultured or something. Or like Patrons of the Arts. (I wonder how many of them secretly hate it but don’t want to lose social clout.)
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