Three Functions

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“The aesthetic function of public art is to codify social distinctions as natural ones.”

(newspaper rock in Canyonland, Utah, by Molas)

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“The economic function of public art is to increase the value of private property.”

(Outside Cheapo Records, Austin, TX)

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“The social function of public art is to subject us to civic behaviour.”

(Angkor Wat, by David Willmot)

From the Three Functions by Hewitt and Jordan.

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