Democracy, that beloved system of government that vests power in the people, comes with an unsuspected danger. It invites mob rule. Consider the 7,000-signature petition that sent public art at NY’s Federal Plaza to the junkyard.
The sculpture, called “Tilted Arc” by Richard Serra, was a 12-foot tall, 120-foot long, slightly tilted wall of rust-colored metal that bisected the Plaza and blocked foot traffic....Read more
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When public art prompted a petition to scrap it
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