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Article: Free shows of controversial public art. (San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery exhibition)
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- March 1, 1984
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Free shows of controversial public art
As Paul Tomidy, a curator at the Oakland Museum, once noted, public art has been a problem ever since generals stopped riding bronze horses in parks. And San Francisco has had its share of controversial art, most recently the Moscone memorial by sculptor Robert Arneson. A new exhibition at the San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery offers insight into some of the most argued-about pieces of public art and the furors they incited.
The show, called "Controversial Public Art from Rodin to di Suvero,' catalogs the tribulations of 40 works by 14 artists, including Arneson, Anton Refregier, Diego ...