Johannesburg planned billboard-scale public art for its inner city

THE STORY, IN BRIEF

Johannesburg's proposed JHB ARTCITY project would enlarge selected artworks onto inner-city buildings around the 2002 World Summit for Sustainable Development. Kathryn Smith reported plans for an open submission process, thirty selected works and displays of the originals. Her contemporary account also questioned the clarity of the initial publicity and explained organisers' clarifications about reproduction permissions and artists' royalties. The report documents the proposal, not confirmation that every planned element occurred.

Summarised from ArtThrob · Kathryn Smith. AFROSCOPE Daily has not independently reported this story.