The entire show is built around public art projects that were carefully proposed, diligently submitted, thoroughly considered — and then completely rejected.
The exhibition “I Regret to Inform You,” includes a video animation of David Griggs’ proposal for an installation at a Denver library. Photo by Ray Mark Rinaldi. Special to The Denver PostThe exhibition “I Regret to Inform You” continues through Aug.. 25 at the Arvada Center. Photo by Wes Magyar, provided by Arvada Center.
Highly regarded artmakers like Nikki Pike acknowledge that they have only a 10 percent success rate in getting jobs. — probably known best for his massive sculpture made of tilted timbers at Denver International Airport’s rail station — lands 4 percent of his projects. Yoshitomo Saito, who has been making art in Colorado for decades and is represented by top galleries, reports a success rate of 0 percent.
There is a compelling audio guide that visitors can access via a QR code that gets into more details. There is also an easy-to-read diagram on one of the gallery walls that explains how public art projects proposed for government agencies are evaluated. The exhibition does give artists a second hearing on the works they dreamed up, and that is sometimes in their best interest and sometimes not. There are a few projects in the mix that, frankly, are better off never coming to fruition.Among them, Carlos Frésquez’s proposed mural for Denver’s La Raza Park at 38th and Osage streets.
Cooper — whose rejection came early in her career and after she had done much research on Dallas and created intricate sample panels — was more discouraged. “I worked arduously on my presentation for six weeks. I was disappointed by the rejection, but not surprised — they chose a local artist known by the committee. They offered me $1,000 for the models. I was insulted by the offer, and I decided to keep them.
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