Interesting how the final price of the ‘art’ was just under the total budget for artworks. I wonder how that happened?

  • anomnom@sh.itjust.works
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    21 hours ago

    We don’t know how much profit the artist and their employees actually made.

    How much did it cost to just deliver them? That’s a trucking company and crane, and anything that’s going to live out in public means stronger material, secure installation and longer lifespan, than a sculpture in a climate controlled museum with guards and do not touch signs.

    Public art is more expensive just to build. Sometimes it also needs insuring and maintenance too. This is just mostly, “I don’t get it so I don’t like it” bullshit.

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      17 hours ago

      Insurance! I had a feeling I was missing another big line item.