Sometimes, a public outcry can have an effect:
Officials at Indianapolis International Airport are reconsidering a decision to take down a three-story sculptural painting and replace it with a video screen that will show advertising.
Plans had been to remove the glass-and-canvas piece called "Chrysalis" from the prominent spot over the main escalators where it has been since the airport's new passenger terminal opened in 2008.
Officials still anticipate having the digital screen installed in early September, airport spokesman Carlo Bertolini said.
"We are looking into that ... to see if it's feasible to have the video wall placed somewhere else," Bertolini told The Indianapolis Star (http://bit.ly/raEJoF ).
It's funny that during the initial debate, the simplest solution didn't seem to occur to anybody (including, alas, me): In a public space as huge as the Indianapolis airport, there is plenty of room for both these things and a lot more besides.
