Noun
public art (uncountable)
Any artwork planned and executed with the intention of being presented openly to the public, usually outside and accessible to all.
Just as the development of earth art and installation art stemmed from the idea of taking art out of the galleries, the basis of my involvement with public art is a continuation of wall drawings. Sol LeWitt
Poetry has ceased to be a public art and has become, as Whitehead said of religion, "What man does with his aloneness." Kenneth Rexroth
As Mayor, I will fully support my Arts Commission and its professional selection committees so that they can commission a full range of public art that is daring and, when appropriate, daringly traditional. Gavin Newsom
I have to say that I reject somewhat the distinction between something called art and something called public art. I think all art demands and desires to be seen. Antony Gormley
In my regular life, I am very involved in commissions for cities and sometimes countries. And I think of public art as a team sport. The outcome is only possible with the interaction of all the players. Janet Echelman
Clothing is viral, impermanent in a way that public art cannot be. So I like thinking of how corporate-created clothing can be seen as a form of public art. Jim Drain