The artistic objects in urban Iandscape are usually overlooked by people. N evertheless, taking decisions on their environm ent is a lıum ane necessity for people and it’s also needed for public participation. L earning their approach for the concept and finding out their com m ents about the existing vvorks are so im portant for discovering \vhy public arts are overlooked. O ne of these artistic objects is M editerranian Statue in Zincirlikuyu, İstanbul. In Autum n 1998, there vvas a discussion about the M editerranian Statue am ong governm ent, fam ily o f artist and journalists. In this paper, the dispute vvill be scrutinized to bring up the glance of people to the art in urban Iandscape, especially in Turkey.