Public art is not about oneself but of others. Not about personal taste, but the needs of others. It is not about the angst of the artist, but the happiness and welfare of others. There is the myth of the artist, but his sense of civic duty. Not intended to make people feel dwarfed and insignificant, but to glorify it. It is not about the gap between culture and the public, but seeks to be public art and the artist is once again a citizen .
Siah Armajani, "Manifesto. Public art in the context of American democracy "in AA.VV., Siah Armajani , National Museum exhibition catalog Centro de Arte Reina Sofia Madrid, 1999.
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