Calgary mayor weighs in on controversial rock and steel sculpture
Calgary’s mayor says controversy over a $500,000 public art installation has convinced him the city’s art policy needs to change.
Mayor Naheed Nenshi admits he hasn’t personally seen Bowfort Towers, a steel and rock sculpture by New York artist Del Geist, and hasn’t formed a personal opinion on it yet.
But he says the city’s public art policy needs more civilian input than the small panel that currently oversees projects.
He’s also calling harsh criticism of the project “unfair” and is comparing it to a “lynch mob.”