BRISBANE MAGISTRATES COURT

摘要

The recently completed Brisbane Magistrates Court contains Queensland's largest single collection of commissioned public art. This significant holding was realized through the State Government's Art Built-in policy, which requires two per cent of the capital project costs of public buildings to be devoted to integrating artworks. Promulgated in 1999, the policy provides employment for emerging and established local artists, giving them the opportunity to work in contexts, and at scales, beyond those offered by conventional gallery spaces. The scale of this project allowed a public art curator to be engaged who established a conceptual basis for the collection and oversaw production and installation of the work. Fourteen artists were commissioned to produce works for a variety of sites within the building and its urban precinct.