The huge Public arts center in West Bromwich, England was supposed to be a wondrous thing to revitalize a town in need. “The Public was meant to open last year, create or safeguard 400 jobs, and attract almost 500,000 visitors. It should have cost £38m. It’s already cost £52m, the largest slice of it from the Arts Council. But the real problem is not so much what the building costs. It’s working out what the Public is for.”