Something I deeply enjoy about city life is public art. Whether it be commissioned, amateur, or accidental, I generally always like the fact that it it is there. Regardless of whether or not I understand it aesthetically.

Commonly, public art is an environmental enhancement, something to beautify the neighborhood, also quite commonly, a presentation of respect, for neighborhoods, and for their cultural diversity. Now, I am back in San Francisco in the Mission District, and again I am impressed by the colossal murals that adorn the walls of many buildings here.

That said, I did not consider writing this because I am back in San Francisco, truly happy about it, and also inspired by my surroundings. I consider instead, what I am interested in being involved in while I am living here. This, of course, is a deeper, open-ended question that cannot be answered just yet. After all, I have only been back here for one week. In that time, I have been, and still am, catching up on the who, what, when, where, why of city life. But the question still exists, and something I have been thinking about doing since I arrived here, is getting involved with a public art project.

So, In celebration of public art, that is also functional* (*key word of utmost importance) I wanted to point out the recent NYC bike rack design competition, and the work of one of the judges in the contest, multimedia artist and former Talking Heads frontman / Brian Eno collaborator, David Byrne.

Read about it like I did, in the Times

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