It's an affront to the art community. Every other city where the Olympics were held, the sites are monuments to the history and spirit of the Olympics. Even when all the art projects went up, there was no attempt to make or educate people about the art or to make them feel proud to have it. All great cities are defined by their art. When you think of Chicago, one of the first things you think of is the Picasso piece.
Art is the greatest free show there is.
Cities crumble when they forget their art. Bob, Atlanta I try not to dwell on all that downtown gridlock and gouging that, at times, made Atlanta look like a Third World nation staging a gigantic flea market rather than the Olympics. Kelly, Atlanta We got a rockin' ballpark park out of it. That was the nicest thing we got out of it. The Olympics were such a disappointment for the vendors, the restaurants and all the businesses.