Purdue, Big Red, and West Lafayette. Mostly

Those of us who were part of Creative Arts at Purdue remember this! The pointed red thing was on the west end of our building CA-1. Now located much farther out Stadium Ave.

I'm not sure that I have an understanding of the artistic intent of much of the art in public places on the campus. Too much of it looks like a commercial endorsement for The Purdue Experience. Not very challenging, and underneath it all: "go Boilers." A sort of magical thinking in which symbols too quickly replace the thing itself while reason slips out the back door unnoticed.

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