Where is Canberra's Big Book of Public Art?

Perhaps a few RiotACT aficionados that appear to be anti-public art would appreciate it more if David Walsh brought his brand of public art to Canberra.

http://www.theage.com.au/news/entertainment/arts/turning-playboy-bunny-image-on-its-head/2008/11/25/1227491547052.html

Will the Yamba Drive “windmil” and the GDE pile of wood or steel end up being thought of in the same way as Blue Poles?…

johnboy said :

Pollock was a genius, blue poles is a masterwork.

Buying it was just about the only positive legacy of the Whitlam debacle.

Free tertiary education?

If you ever get the chance, go and look at the version of Blue Poles created by ANG staff, it used to hang [and may still do so] in the staff canteen.

Then go and look at the real thing.

I love it.

I also love the [hee hee] the Blue Poles that are included in the Garden of Australian Dreams at the National Museum of Australia.

My comment was in agreement with PBO. I’m sure blue poles has brought millions of $ into Canberra but maybe it’s time for a change. If people love it so much why not just swap it for a year or so for something similar?? I’m sure the Louvre or the Metropolitan Museum of Art or the National Gallery here in London would swap one of their major works for twelve months. It would make money for all.

Pollock was a genius, blue poles is a masterwork.

Buying it was just about the only positive legacy of the Whitlam debacle.

farnarkler said :

Blue Poles in the national gallery is the same. Who the hell decided to buy that painting???

Gough Whitlam.

It’s perhaps the most important painting in the National Gallery, and attracts visitors from around the world. It’s purchase was controversial at the time (with the painting being bought for $1 million), but it has been justified many times over by the increasing reputation of Pollock and recognition of his place in the art canon.

Just because you don’t like something doesn’t mean that it’s no good. With respect, you’re coming off like one of those “That’s not art, my kids could do that” types. There’s a lot of art that I don’t like, but not for a second do I assume that this makes it crap art.

Blue Poles in the national gallery is the same. Who the hell decided to buy that painting??? Sell it for however many hundred million dollars it’s valued at and get a chopped up shark or cow or something by Damien Hirst. At least his art is interesting to look at. Hmmm perhaps a couple of sheep halved in formaldehyde at a local shopping centre would be the way to go.

Thankfully this one wasn’t funded by taxpayers. According to the builders doing the recent renovations at the Chisholm shops – it was paid for by the building owners. Incidentally – the three buildings that make up the shops and tavern are all up for sale…though I don’t like their chances at the moment.

Thanks for the link, PreciousLilywhite. =-)

I had found that, but you can see it includes very little of the public art that is around. I am trying to find a complete list of Canberra’s public art.