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Sat 09 Sep 2009Drawing on public spaces
Apart from brightening up a sometimes sterile environment, what are the economic arguments for spending on public art, asks GEMMA TIPTON
WHEN CONTROVERSY erupted within Limerick County Council over the allocation of €110,000 towards roadside art on the M7 and N7, it reopened the discussions (that never really go away) about the value of art. Obviously exacerbated by the current economic climate, these debates also existed in the good times. Even when €110,000 wouldn’t have bought you a badly-built apartment, spending on art has always required extra justification.
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