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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
Most interchange art is designed to be subtle. i.e.: the granite "Garrison Woods" sign and maple leaf engraving on the new Flanders Avenue bridge.
For some stupid reason though, City Council is fascinated with making ostentatious garbage the first thing visitors see when they enter our city. Though my appreciation for the blue circle is greater today than it was yesterday. It may be a stupid waste of money, but at least it isn't just left over rusted girders.
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Contrary to popular belief, City Council has nothing to do with selecting art. After the blue ring debacle, the outcry was for more public input, so the selection committee was expanded to include a lot more citizens. That committee picked it, which is puzzling - the renderings must have been a lot more compelling or something.