1.0Spacing Atlantichttps://spacing.ca/atlanticJoshua Biggleyhttps://spacing.ca/atlantic/author/joshuabiggley/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="XzjrKAgOiv"><a href="https://spacing.ca/atlantic/2009/10/20/the-art-of-public-art/">The Art of Public Art</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://spacing.ca/atlantic/2009/10/20/the-art-of-public-art/embed/#?secret=XzjrKAgOiv" width="600" height="338" title="“The Art of Public Art” — Spacing Atlantic" data-secret="XzjrKAgOiv" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> CHARLOTTETOWN — Public art is not quite as taboo as politics or religion, but the inclusion of art in the public space, ostensibly approved by some level of government, has been known to be a divisive issue across Canada.  Take, for example, Dennis Oppenheim’s sculpture “Device to Root Out Evil” which was the source ofContinue readinghttp://farm3.static.flickr.com/2584/4028532407_c3dfbe3fe4.jpg