I wrote this in a recent article [1]: Today, if a wealthy benefactor wanted to emulate a Renaissance patron and fund an architect or artist to create a new tow

I wrote this in a recent article [1]: Today, if a wealthy benefactor wanted to emulate a Renaissance patron and fund an architect or artist to create a new town square or city park, it’s unclear how he or she would even go about doing so. There don’t appear to be any financial instruments specifically designed for rewarding investors that fund integrated artworks. The design of the public space would almost certainly be watered down and subject to various governmental councils and community groups. Hostile attitudes toward the wealthy would probably result in the park being vandalized, if it were actually built. The hostility toward ideas like this new city is a major reason why we don’t have Renaissance-quality architecture anymore. Some of the most beautiful cities in the world were funded by the past equivalent of billionaires. Today, there is too much resentment and tall poppy syndrome and any attempts to use private funds toward architectural projects is immediately criticized as being a bad thing. 1. https://onthearts.com/p/modern-culture-is-too-escapist-part https://onthearts.com/p/modern-culture-is-too-escapist-part