Subject: seattle
Art Outside the Box: Public Art in Seattle
Museums aren't the only place where you can check out the masterpieces. Here's our series guide to seeing the arts....for free.
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Black Sun by Isamu Noguchi in Volunteer Park
Public art can be, well, bad. If you've had a chance to visit any major American city in the last few years, you've most likely seen the city's attempt at public art geared for tourists. Every summer, they roll out a cast animal sculpture, ask local artists to decorate it, and place them around town in heavily visited tourist attractions. Washington, DC had the pandas, Seattle had its pigs, and Berlin even had bears. While these may have given local artists a chance to express themselves, all-in-all they were pretty uninspiring.
Instead of checking out what the local tourism board has deemed good art, Seattle has plenty of public art to inspire you....for free.
