I understand, I’m in the industry. They greedily asked for too much and now they are getting blowback that is going to ruin it for artists in the future.
We don’t know how much profit the artist and their employees actually made.
How much did it cost to just deliver them? That’s a trucking company and crane, and anything that’s going to live out in public means stronger material, secure installation and longer lifespan, than a sculpture in a climate controlled museum with guards and do not touch signs.
Public art is more expensive just to build. Sometimes it also needs insuring and maintenance too. This is just mostly, “I don’t get it so I don’t like it” bullshit.
I’ve been a contractor on some public art projects where everyone who works on it gets paid but the artist who gets their name on the work and the line on their CV.
Charles Blanc and Tristan Surtees have done enough public pieces that their costing is probably fairly dialed in. But considering how long a project like this takes from proposal to installation, they are not getting rich on it.
$300,000 likely includes:
I’m not saying $300,000 is not unreasonable, but things cost money especially post-covid.
I understand, I’m in the industry. They greedily asked for too much and now they are getting blowback that is going to ruin it for artists in the future.
We don’t know how much profit the artist and their employees actually made.
How much did it cost to just deliver them? That’s a trucking company and crane, and anything that’s going to live out in public means stronger material, secure installation and longer lifespan, than a sculpture in a climate controlled museum with guards and do not touch signs.
Public art is more expensive just to build. Sometimes it also needs insuring and maintenance too. This is just mostly, “I don’t get it so I don’t like it” bullshit.
Insurance! I had a feeling I was missing another big line item.
I’ve been a contractor on some public art projects where everyone who works on it gets paid but the artist who gets their name on the work and the line on their CV.
Charles Blanc and Tristan Surtees have done enough public pieces that their costing is probably fairly dialed in. But considering how long a project like this takes from proposal to installation, they are not getting rich on it.