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LS: Well, they might partner with a successful artist like you.
JH: Ok – another question – this is about the placing of particular pieces. Do you think discrete pieces should be site specific and if so, how come? LS: Yes I do think they should be site-specific because that comes back to the place-making thing. So a site-specific piece can interpret a historical, social, or cultural nuance that may exist in that urban environment. So I think they become more successful if they are site specific, than if they are not.
JH: Can you see cases where they may not be? LS: I would prefer not to answer that. If I tell you of examples, people reading your magazine might know who they are. But I have seen it. One artist had suggested something for one site and then moved it to another site. JH: So basically that tends to be not successful?
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LS: Yes, I think it’s a mistake on the part of the artist.
JH: I’m curious as to what you would say your favorite piece of public art is. LS: I knew you were going to ask me that. I think there are some really good pieces in Vancouver, although I have done a lot of photography in the US of public art and I think the one that struck me the most is in Scottsdale, Arizona. They built a new highway and the mayor wanted to leave a legacy. The highway is a cut into the ground with a huge wall and an artist teamed up with the landscape architect and the engineer. When you drive down the highway there are these huge coloured lizards and cacti and all these images – almost like frescos on the sides of this wall and it’s just amazing. When I saw it I pulled over and almost got into an accident because this is a major highway. I called up the people at the public art department and said I need slides of this!
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