When money is tight, what becomes of 'nice to have' public art pieces.
Bill McKay discusses what protections, and place, public art has.
One such example is the BJ Ball Building in Auckland, which is the canvas for the Mrkusich mural.
The building was at threat at one stage when building development was in the air, but BJ Ball, who had vacated the premises, weren't interested in saving the mural.
The BJ Ball Building and mural do have Auckland Council heritage listing, but as Bill explains, it took a surprising amount of persistence to find that out.
Photo: Supplied by Bill McKay
Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland.
