San Diego Union Tribune architect Robert Pincus’ *very* interesting evaluation of the Port of San Diego public art program, and what it may mean about the city of San Diego, was first published this past weekend on SignOnSan Diego

A few weeks ago, when San Diego was on the national television stage during a Sunday night football game on ABC, there appeared the customary footage that the broadcast devotes to the home team’s town. And among the few sights that encapsulated San Diego was a giant two-figure gewgaw by J. Seward Johnson along the downtown waterfront, which was supposed to have left town about a year-and-a-half ago.

The implication for each week’s game, with this quick take on a city, is that you’re getting a snapshot of a metropolis, an emblem of its personality. And what a scary thought to think that this embodied San Diego.

Be sure to read the rest of this thorough (and illustrated) critique of the Port of San Diego public art program