tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36892255.post1409853734495702784..comments2024-03-28T13:46:38.346-04:00Comments on Pardon Me For Asking: Once Upon A Time On The Shores Of The Gowanus: Frank Shifreen And "The Monument Redefined " ShowKellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17882047670852126739noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36892255.post-68428540234029332432008-04-01T11:11:00.000-04:002008-04-01T11:11:00.000-04:00It's great to see that the "Monument Redefined" is...It's great to see that the "Monument Redefined" is getting some air. At the time we thought that public art would be an essential component of what many of us believed was an ongoing revolution in the arts. That said we now face the realities of our new cultural landscape with few if any of those expectations. And please don't forget Julis Valiunus' "Lizard Mound", it might be the most inmportant work of art produced during that too brief flowering of the public art movement. Scott PfaffmanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36892255.post-87045256616464235902007-10-16T23:20:00.000-04:002007-10-16T23:20:00.000-04:00Thanks for writing this Katia...it's easy to forge...Thanks for writing this Katia...it's easy to forget that this area was once loaded with artists,much like soho, tribeca, the east village & williamsburg once was. Although there are still artists here, there is a temporary feeling where everyone has to think about where they are going to move to if they don't own...it's a shame that the beautiful light and big sky aound the Gowanus is going to be blighted with lux developements that will change the character and pace of life of the area.Lisannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03249500003559750141noreply@blogger.com