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In this semester, we have visited three public art agencies of NYC, which are the Percent for Art Program, the MTA’s Arts for Transit program, and Creative Time. These public art organizations commission public art to the public. They integrate and apply arts to sites through process and research based on artists’ practices. Public art agencies have similar goal that is to put artworks in appropriate sites and to get response from audiences. In this paper, I will discuss the three agencies we visited vary in rules of agency and patronage practices.
The Percent for Art Program and the MTA’s Arts for Transit program are public agencies that they have imposed rules and their projects are site-specific. The Percent for Art Program, which is part of the city’s Department of Cultural Affairs, makes art accessible and visible throughout our city. After the enactment of the Percent for Art law, the Percent for Art Program began in 1983, requiring that one percent of the budget for eligible City-funded construction projects is spent on artwork for City facilities. The purpose of this program is to enrich New York City’s civic and community buildings. The program commissions artworks specifically for City-owned buildings throughout the five boroughs. Its projects integrate a variety of media into architecture, including painting, mosaic, glass, textiles, and sculpture. The site selection of MTA’s Arts for Transit program is more concentrate than the Percent for Art Program. Its projects only exhibit in subway and commuter rail stations throughout five boroughs. Considering the unique sets of conditions within the subway system, artworks are made of durable materials that can easily be maintained, such as bronze and glass. MTA’s Arts fo...

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.... I like the Gran Fury’s Kissing Doesn’t Kill: Greed and Indifference Do, 1989 the best. The significant of this project is not only to offer visual appealing, but also to leave instant impact. Firstly, it is a movable artwork travelling by buses that can catch more audiences’ attention. It is not limited in one specific site causing inestimable influence. Secondly, the visual effect of the poster is strong. There are three couples, which are young men and women in biracial and multiethnic heterosexual kissing on the poster. The sidebar depicts the topic of HIV/AIDS disease. Thirdly, after the instant view, audiences can keep thinking by the strong visual impact: people misunderstand the spread of HIV, and it is necessary to respect and think equality of race, gay and lesbian. It is a smart public art that through social power to get government’s and people’ notice.

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