http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/and_the_commission_goes_to ... Berlin-based Danish artist Jeppe Hein, for the work of art that could become a downtown landmark situated right on top of the Tashiro-Kaplan building. 4Culture held its interviews and made its choice between three finalists (Hein, Lead Pencil Studio, and John Grade) yesterday. The budget for the commission is $145,000. The artists didn't give specific proposals to the panel; it made its decisions based on their past works. So what Hein will do with the commission—in fact, he was flying last night and didn't have a chance to formally accept it right away—is totally unknown. But a few of... Copyright 2008 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 10:05:20 -0800 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:38:25 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss I'll bet they could have gotten Lead Pencil Studio to copy the winning design for half the price of the original.

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