Public Art and the Cultural Olympiad

Thought this worth a post. Public art projects for the Cultural Olympiad. Interesting quote "a big absence for us was the 'public' in public art"..

http://www.artinfo.com/news/story/37150/art-for-zeus-britain-picks-6-public-art-projects-to-vie-for-glory-in-the-2012-cultural-olympiad/

And check out the South East region

SOUTH EAST

Lone Twin (Gary Winters and Gregg Whelan), "The Boat Project"

Lone Twin's idea for the southeast draws on the same concept of collective giving, but with a more goal-oriented approach. Inhabitants of the region will be asked to give a wooden object particularly significant to them. Guided by professionals, "the community" (whoever that is) will then use the collected material to build a fully functional boat which will take them on a couple of Olympic trips. Let's hope somebody out there is collecting birch bark and some pitch to make it waterproof

http://www.theboatproject.com/