http://publicart.westernaustralianvista.com Controversies and news on public art in Western Australia Mon, 28 Jul 2008 05:56:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It seems the controversy surrounding the Legacy statue for Kings Park has not been resolved. The Kings Park Board again have refused to allow a small statue, depicting a woman and her child, from being erected in Kings Park War Memorial precinct. Legacy has and does play an important role ... http://publicart.westernaustralianvista.com/?p=10 There can be nothing more despicable than desecrating public art ( you would think). But to intentionally vandalize a war memorial is inexcusable.  Under the cover of darkness cowards crept up to Geraldton's HMAS Sydney Memorial , dedicated to the 645 men who lost their lives during the battle with ... http://publicart.westernaustralianvista.com/?p=7 Poor Eliza found herself all dolled up but nowhere to go, but that was in January. Months later it seems that one of the newest addition to Perth's public art collection is still waiting for a change (doesn't anybody care she has been in the same outfit for months?). There ... http://publicart.westernaustralianvista.com/?p=5 The airwaves are abuzz with the announcement that the Kings Park Board have rejected an application for a statue to be erected in the War Memorial precinct of the park. Now, one would assume that the application was for some horrific eyesore. But alas no, the application was from the ... http://publicart.westernaustralianvista.com/?p=3