Public art

The term "public art" refers to works of art that were created specifically for location and demonstration in a public place, most often in the open. The oldest examples of officially sanctioned public art are probably monuments, memorials, and sculptures. Public art is not limited to physical objects - dances, processions, street theater, and even poetry are used to create it.

Some artists working in this area, taking advantage of the open space, create large-scale works. Among the works created over the past 30 years and met with admiration of critics and the public, are the works of Robert Smithson , Hristo , NONDA and Anthony Gormley , in which a work of art interacts with or integrates with the environment. In 1960, the Greek artist NONDA created an interactive exhibition under the bridge dedicated to the poet Francois Villon . Public art is usually created with permission and in collaboration with the government or company that owns or operates the place. Some governments encourage the creation of public art, for example, through financial mechanisms.

Often the images of artists on the streets of the city cause violent indignation from the locals.

Nowadays, Public Art includes everything from food prepared by artists and organization of walks in parks by artists to texts printed on milk boxes and dance performances among garbage trucks. In part, this trend reflects changes in art itself. Many believe that Public Art should proclaim the diversity of society and reflect a lack of consensus on values ​​and social well-being. Critics and artists believe that Public Art encourages people to question the influences of decision-making structures and processes that determine how public space should be used. “Critical” public art of this kind is usually temporary, provocative, and is created in order not to combine with the surrounding space. Public Art has always been, is and will probably be a disputed territory, because it reflects the real contradictions that have been introduced into our public life.

- Eleanor Hartney, City Art: New York's Percent for the Art Program, 2005

• Anthony Gormley is a British sculptor. With his statues located in open spaces, he resorts to a kind of “urban acupuncture” ( English ), changing the emotional context of squares and streets, or even (as in his project “ Another Place ”) of the sea coast.
• Barbara Krueger - American artist; works on the brink between industrial street advertising , appropriating its techniques and technologies, on the one hand, and a personalized statement, as happens in the most witty examples of graffiti ) or in spontaneous performances of rock groups on city streets.
• Joel Shapiro is an American sculptor who creates in public spaces “architectonic transformers,” compositions from animated architectural forms that enter into dialogue with urban buildings.

• In 2010, the Russian Prize in Contemporary Art “ Sergey Kuryokhin Prize ” appeared a new nomination - “Art in the public space (projects of public art, land art , graffiti )” ^[1] .
• Since 2009 in Moscow, the public art-program " Sleeping Area " has been operating ^[2] .
• since 2012, a public art festival “ Art Avenue ” has been held in St. Petersburg ^[3] .

• Street art

• Public Art in New York
• Public Art in Los Angeles
• Public art in Russia and Belarus

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