called quebec large fountain located san_francisco designed artist feet high constructed concrete square tubes long considered controversial stark modernist appearance unsuccessful proposals demolish fountain years site free concert lead singer spray painted graffiti fountain praised criticized action location fountain located highly visible spot downtown san_francisco waterfront market street meets edge plaza adjacent towers center ferry building eastern end california street cable car line designed fountain freeway interstate existence market street fountain designed freeway environment mind built bring people time city expanding wanted build plaza dirt lot freeway surrounded piers warehouses ship yards design construction product redevelopment san_francisco took place 1950s 1960s pyramid constructed constructed eventually open plaza named leading figure process executive director redevelopment agency charge modernist landscape architect selected redesign market street visible mile san_francisco designed spaces city square designed hired design fountain years old time won fountain design competition judged quoted saying fountain didn prove great works civic art going throat fountain feet high weighs approximately short tons constructed concrete square tubes fountain positioned pool shaped like irregular pentagon designed pump gallons water minute looks unfinished like concrete mixed way close rough sharp square pillars tubes form semi circle inside pentagon shaped pool natural colored pillars corner plaza like immense octopus open bridges walk ways stairs allow public stand tubes view overlooking plaza city fountain plaza easily accessible public times conditions rain shine fountain budget dedicated april los_angeles_times reported actual cost dedication slogan reference quebec sovereignty movement painted fountain night graffiti erased dedication attended director new_york rock band played painted fountain places reach redevelopment agency employee started paint ceremony stopped saying later asked fountain graffiti responded joy free statement fountain dedicated freedom free quebec free east pakistan free free world said actions powerful performance intended illustrate notion power people alternate fountain critical reaction fountain considered controversial construction criticism continued years dedication speech said fountain daring baroque sculpture work art born controversy said greatest artistic achievements north_america time dedication san_francisco chapter said fountain safety hazard opponents work handed dedication fountain describing practical joke rubble art critic san_francisco_chronicle responded challenge bad added fountain intended participated observed early comment architecture critic repeated years describes technological deposited giant concrete dog square remark gained press attention critic fountain troubles artists critical work sculptor called artist likened debris sculptor said created figure talent fountain called revered modernist work art san_francisco size said dominates landscape north said design intent mock mirror clumsy double roadway referring elevated freeway separated fountain waterfront time construction free concert leg rock band performed concerts cow palace south san_francisco april april leg tour concerts announced november morning november local radio stations announced hold free concert day stage set hours crowd estimated people gathered plaza concert jokingly called save reference stock market crash taken place weeks earlier band closed song performance hit pride love instrumental portion middle song lead singer band climbed sculpture spray painted graffiti reading mayor city wide campaign graffiti resulted year angry criticized san_francisco landmark said disappointed rock star supposed role model young people chose work artist unfortunate incident marred wonderful rock concert issued citation manager said clearly act vandalism act clearly spirit artwork numerous radio talk evenly split younger listeners defending singer action older ones soon apologized saying regret dumb singer explained thought honoring artist work artist agreed later realized city owned fountain group covered cost removal graffiti flew quebec california incident spoke favor actions oakland performance days later said good want shake hand people excited little thing sculptor spray painted slogan band stage stop madness episode received attention featured documentary film footage shown interspersed band opening number song bob_dylan big hit led people song played spray painting occurred case fountain plaza ended fan site list recommended group related places visit proposals demolish october context changed bay bridge collapsed street structure interstate section bridge collapsed resulting death upper level freeway collapsed lower level crushing cars killing people freeway fountain damaged fountain day twisted concrete design took appearance ill fated irony city decided remove freeway repair old infrastructure proposed idea turning wide palm lined boulevard architect hired city proposed demolition fountain decision san_francisco supervisor renewed demolish fountain water supply fountain turned years california energy crisis years immediately pledged fight like devil preserve work member said succeeds work art dialogue discussion art engages public measure success reminder link old san_francisco public artworks area lost context freeway water removed removal freeway water changed context fountain monument memorial
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