"I have only applied for three public art commissions over the course of my multi-decade career. The first, many years ago, was at the urging of an artisan with whom I was working. It took a lot of time and we came in second, after which I vowed never to waste that amount of energy again. Instead, I continued creating the art I wanted to make, showing it to no one until it was done,"
"Because I want to focus on my most recent and disastrous (mis)adventure with Google, I will only say that after many years of effort, too much money spent on travel and lawyers and listening to endless excuses about why the city of Beverly Hills wouldn't commit to a piece that they solicited, I insisted that we stop trying, much to that gallerist's chagrin."
The artist applied for only three public art commissions across a multi-decade career and withdrew after difficult experiences. The first commission effort, prompted by an artisan, consumed significant time and ended in second place, prompting a decision to avoid similar efforts. The artist thereafter focused on creating work privately and only pursued exhibitions after completion, though dealers later encouraged application to public projects. An attempted Beverly Hills installation stalled despite a Whitney Museum sale, accruing travel and legal costs and encountering a councilor's devaluation of the work. A more recent, costly effort connected to Google also failed and was abandoned.
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