Posted Dec 18, 2020, 11:02 PM
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Originally Posted by ardecila
I feel like the era of large-scale public sculptures has passed. That Calatrava piece at River Point is great, but I can't remember the last permanent sculpture installed downtown previous to that.
It served a purpose to humanize the impersonal complexes of Modernism, but now large developments have a range of architectural styles which are softened by warmer colors/materials and curved or angled lines. The open spaces usually lean more towards grassy lawns than granite plazas. "Activation" is achieved with events and activities rather than objects of art.
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Was Cloud Gate installed in a different era?
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