Stop removing public art!

Stop removing public art!

From Kompas

I am dismayed that nice, beautiful drawings displayed at public sites across the capital have now disappeared. The city has now turned into a jungle of concrete buildings with polluting motorized vehicles racing along its highways. As an art lover, I feel unhappy with the removal of art from public spaces. Take, for example, the crossroads at Kuningan and Gatot Subroto, where motorists and other road users were able to view beautiful and expressive drawings that were changed on a daily basis.

Now that these drawings have been removed, I feel bored every time I stop at the traffic lights.

If the city administration is to be consistent in pursuing its policy of keeping the city clean, the concrete supports of the flyovers should be painted white to ensure that Jakarta will be free from worthless graffiti.

May the relevant authorities act with greater wisdom and learn to appreciate other people's works of art.

ROLAND M STRISNO

Bekasi, West Java