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As noted by Dina Sorensen in her recent research paper, "the fountain is a classic Halprin gesture: a sculpture, a subject, an object, and proof that the compositional landscape of the garden is a precisely controlled set of formal references and a work of art unto itself." In recent years, there have been complaints about Halprin's design including noise of the fountain, lack of handicapped accessibility and difficulty in maintaining the landscape. To combat the noise issue, the museum decided to cease operation of the fountain rather than replace it with a refurbished, more quietly operating system. Probably the most disappointing is the landscape degradation that has resulted from poor maintenance planning and operation. Today, Halprin's sculpture garden has not been revealed as a living work of art that embeds the viewer deeply in metaphor. The result is a Modernist design that is threatened with eradication
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