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Piers's avatar

I totally agree (I similarly receive strange looks when I talk about great monuments) but would make my point a little more specific with regard to art/public monuments. Far too many are focused on making some particular point right now and not enough is focused on evoking awe or the sublime. That's the kind of feeling I would be aiming for with my funding.

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James Strock's avatar

Excellent column, Frank. Entirely agree with you. Monuments that endure are created with a sense of history and belief in the future. At the moment those factors are missing. Some well constructed monuments might help us shake that.

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