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Originally Posted by moon
Not sure why crappy artists are thought to bring the city a unique identity.
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Well, think about this. Sir Norman Foster is the lead architect on the Bow going up on 6th. You think he's crappy? And do you think the Bow won't help establish a unique identity for Calgary? Check out his work, I think you'll be pleasantly surprised. One of the few bright spots for artistic development in Calgary, and hopefully the first of many.
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Originally Posted by moon
You used Dubai as an example earlier and there is no grassroots artistic thinking there. Only the very lamentable money culture.
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I used Dubai as an example of architecture, not grassroots artistry. Dubai is young, growing city, but has far more outstanding architecture than Edmonton, which you seem to think doesn't matter at all.
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Originally Posted by moon
Not sure why everything that has to do with money and oil is automatically viewed as evil by many. Especially as it is often that same money and oil that is driving much of the artistic community and progress (as little as it may be in your mind) forward in the city and province.
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I already confirmed this, the fact that corporations are doing more for art in this city than the citizens themselves. Why does the corporate world have to drive artistic development? This is exactly my point, there's not enough grassroots artistic movements in the city to create a homegrown identity yet.