I like the Joe Fafard horses at the old court house downtown...
They were privately funded but they are actually worth something. I wish our public art had more of an eye towards art value as opposed to simply being decorative. I know we're never going to sell or auction off our art installations. But I think you get better work when you have valued artists competing for what should be an honored position. The Fafard horses are worth millions. If we paid millions we've at least got something worth our time effort and money. With the rundlestone work we're paying for concept and installation rather than value, history and provenance.
Here is another great artist's, Alex Janvier, installation....
We're not short of real accomplished, skilled artists.