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How to interpret negative responses to public art installations

This sculpture I installed in a public park keeps getting vandalized and I cannot tell if I should be angry or if this means it is not connecting with people

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Hostile reactions to creative work force a difficult discernment between justified criticism and resistance to beauty itself.

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If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.