September 2004 | Eyesore

Commentary on architectural blunders in monthly serial.

Art show, Saratoga Springs New York.

The venue is the parking lot of a former Chrysler dealership, one block from our main street. The context is not supposed to matter, of course. Such is the nature of public art in America today that we seek to decorate the ongoing catastrophe of a failed public realm. Notice the attractive crime scene tape behind the animals.