A few years back in Tempe, Arizona artists were commissioned by local officials to create temporary works of art at different bus stops in the city. One artist in particular, Joel Sherman, took excerpts from Thomas Meyer's translation of the Tao Te Ching and stenciled them in mud onto a couple city transit shelters. The results were wonderful. The text deals with many principles, including temporality, force, flexibility and resistance- issues that are relevant to the nation at large and specifically to the people of Tempe. See it here.
In saying this I wonder why more cities don't try to create beauty in the mundane. We are vibrant, eclectic individuals- why shouldn't our surroundings reflect this?
"Cities have the capability of providing something for everybody, only because, and only when, they are created by everybody."
-Jane Jacobs
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Great post! I like. You should really create an email list so I don't miss this stuff!
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