Dear Editor:
Re: Coquettish Camel Flirts with Controversy, Oct. 6 front-page story.
Public art is quite different from a monument. The latter is meant to elicit a sombre and contemplative or reflective mood for the most part and acts as a reminder of an important person or event. The public certainly has a right to expect historical accuracy in this case.
Public art is quite different. Its mandate is to attract attention, to amuse, to engage and to provide a forum for discussion. Even if you don’t like the art, the artist is doing his or her job in eliciting debate. As long as the art does not denigrate the members of the community or cast racial slurs, pretty much anything goes. Bring on the camel-cade. I, for one, loved the latest piece of public art.
Fran Ashdown
North Vancouver
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