Rethiking public art. New York city’s Percent For Art Program

  • Sergio Pardo Lopez Percent for Art Program
DOI: https://doi.org/10.37558/gec.v16i0.711
Keywords: Percent for Art Program, New York, Public Art,, Cultural Policies

Abstract

In the last thirty years the number of new public art programs and initiatives has increased exponentially both in the United States and internationally. The increase in initiatives that promote this discipline and the lack of rigor in their selection and management processes make it difficult for these programs to achieve public success. The following article presents and evaluates the conception of public art pieces through the Percent for Art Program, of the Department of Cultural Affairs of New York City, a pioneering program in the United States.

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Author Biography

Sergio Pardo Lopez, Percent for Art Program

Sergio Pardo López  - Director de Proyectos del Percent for Art Program de la Concejalía de Cultural de la Ciudad de Nueva York. Arquitecto Superior por la ETSAM de Madrid, visitante del Illinois Institute of Technology (beca Rafael del Pino), MBA Cultural por New York University (beca Fulbright), y actual doctorando en la Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, ha venido desarrollando una trayectoria vinculada al mundo del arte desde una óptica multidisciplinar. En tal sentido ha participado en el comisariado de proyectos en prestigiosas instituciones como la Colección Peggy Guggenheim de Venecia, el Pabellón de España en la 10ª Bienal de Arquitectura de Venecia, la Fundación Canal de Isabel II, la Casa Encendida de Madrid o la gestión de la Colección Lola Garrido. Ha sido conferenciante invitado en diversos foros como: Cornell University, New York University, Universidad de Navarra o Christie’s. 

Published
2019-12-11
How to Cite
Pardo Lopez, S. (2019). Rethiking public art. New York city’s Percent For Art Program. Ge-Conservacion, 16, 226-232. https://doi.org/10.37558/gec.v16i0.711
Issue
Vol. 16 (2019): Ge-conservación Nº16
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