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Article: Art: live and in public. (public art projects)(Report From Japan)
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- Art in America
- Article date:
- March 1, 1997
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Public art is thriving despite Japan's generally grim economy. Here the author discusses six major projects, ranging from multi-artist urban sites to parklike works in more rural locations.
After the expansionist orgy of the '80s, Japan is suffering from a hangover that has proved far more stubborn than those of its Western counterparts. The Japanese economy continues to pay the price for ill-considered loans, an over-protected banking industry and widespread collusion between government and industry. The Japanese art market, once the motor behind a dizzying escalation of world auction prices, remains stalled. This fact, combined with the national government's ...