Abstract Prejudicial public art is a visible yet often ignored social and cultural problem. Recently, however, it has commanded popular and mass media attention as increasing numbers of publics around the world have begun to grapple with its meanings and messages and take the history that it embodies to task. In September 2017, for example, New York mayor, Bill de Blasio, appointed a commission to advise him about “how the City should address monuments seen as oppressive and inconsistent with the values of New York City.” This essay focuses especially on how and why American publics in New York and elsewhere are reckoning with controversial examples of public art today.

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房间里的大象：有偏见的公共艺术和文化破坏

摘要 有偏见的公共艺术是一个可见但经常被忽视的社会和文化问题。然而，最近它引起了大众和大众媒体的关注，因为世界各地越来越多的公众开始努力理解它的含义和信息，并将它所体现的历史付诸实践。例如，2017 年 9 月，纽约市长比尔·德布拉西奥（Bill de Blasio）任命了一个委员会，就“纽约市应如何处理被视为压迫性且不符合纽约市价值观的纪念碑”向他提供建议。这篇文章特别关注纽约和其他地方的美国公众如何以及为什么要考虑当今有争议的公共艺术例子。