So I'm confused, the first time they talked about it wasn't it about being a salute to protestors that had been sileneced through the ages, and the human struggle for something or another. And now its a reminder of our decaying society?
What makes it a good idea to put a statue somewhere thats going to rust out, fall apart and look like crap.
I get art, believe me I get art . . . except for the guy who put the crucifix in a pint of piss and called it art.
there are better pieces of art that could "occupy" that space that they want. And if the city asks the artist or undertakes spray coating it to protect it and extend its life, then what's the point.
I wish they would just be honest and come out and say that this statue is a middle finger to all the people who turned on us, and though we ultimately achieved nothing and lost, we want a permanent or semi permanent reminder there to slap you in the face whenever you walk by.
Put it in the warehouse, by the time the city gets it on the agenda in the late spring again, it will be so much dust on the floor, and that my friends is a symbol.
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