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In the discussion thread: Bare Breasts On Statue Offend Some at Arboretum [View all]

Fri May 25, 2012, 05:25 PM

cthulu2016 (7,946 posts)

56. I saw a "curator" take a chainsaw to the penis of a statue once.

The artist ( a friend) installed the piece, a wood carving of a male figure, in the park overnight, and it had... irronically... "wood."

Since the sculpture was too big for her to move the curator of the exhibition in the park took a chainsaw to the piece.

No harm should come to the arboretum sculpture, of course. It will end up in a museum or something.

But it's a bit much for a park in Kansas.

Half of the artwork I have ever done was probably a bit much for a park in Kansas too.

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70 replies	Author	Time	Post
Bare Breasts On Statue Offend Some at Arboretum [View all]	proud2BlibKansan	May 2012	OP
I find it rather disturbing also	Marrah_G	May 2012	#1
I had to take second look,	EvilAL	May 2012	#8
Just like the entrance to the LA Coliseum	Art_from_Ark	May 2012	#15
Greek Olympic athletes in antiquity competed in the nude. This is probably an homage to that since	stevenleser	May 2012	#32
It was and is, and there were complaints from the same assholes	Egalitarian Thug	May 2012	#36
They might have competed without clothes	Art_from_Ark	May 2012	#68
Actually it predates the olympics in L.A.	Angleae	May 2012	#69
I've seen tons of nude statues without heads, but...	Brother Buzz	May 2012	#17
It looks highly suggestive of	Shankapotomus	May 2012	#22
Oh jesus fucking christ on a IPhone charger	snooper2	May 2012	#26
Well, the head is missing,	Shankapotomus	May 2012	#27
Not a great response to a critique of art	Bucky	May 2012	#63
that was my thought as well	Marrah_G	May 2012	#48
A lot of Art is disturbing.	annabanana	May 2012	#31
Guernica comes to mind. You are SUPPOSED to be disturbed by Guernica. That's the point.	stevenleser	May 2012	#33
I don't think it should be censored	Marrah_G	May 2012	#70
I'm pretty sure that's the point. Taking her own pic at a photo spot sans head...	Egalitarian Thug	May 2012	#37
Sigh..........this woman should just get over it.	PDJane	May 2012	#2
Someone once told me that, at the Vatican, one pope was offended by male genitalia on statues	applegrove	May 2012	#3
That was mentioned in a History Channel (or was it NatGeo?) program I saw	HillWilliam	May 2012	#30
LOL!	applegrove	May 2012	#47
I was told in the Vatican that that's only partly true	Nevernose	May 2012	#55
That's what happens to your head after you make duck lips	HarveyDarkey	May 2012	#4
I find it to be aesthetically pleasing.	Comrade_McKenzie	May 2012	#5
Looks like Thinkpol is hard at work again	Major Nikon	May 2012	#6
So Who Was Offended... The Birch Or The Oak...	WillyT	May 2012	#7
Teabaggers who are dumb as a stump	Major Nikon	May 2012	#9
Y'all need to come to Nashville and see our Musica Statue.	Uncle Joe	May 2012	#10
No mention of Matisse and his 'Dance' painting?	RadiationTherapy	May 2012	#21
There is no doubt that Matisse was an influence	Uncle Joe	May 2012	#25
remember john ashcroft...	la la	May 2012	#11
Good thing he got it taken care of...	TroglodyteScholar	May 2012	#12
I am a civil liberties fanatic and porn apologist...	cthulu2016	May 2012	#13
I do not question as being "appropriate." I would hope it would engage the viewer in a	CTyankee	May 2012	#14
I would say that an artwork that makes a lot of visitors feel	cthulu2016	May 2012	#29
I don't have too many expectations about art in public spaces, altho I do kind of like	CTyankee	May 2012	#44
I saw a "curator" take a chainsaw to the penis of a statue once.	cthulu2016	May 2012	#56
Nothing like art to make people crazy!	CTyankee	May 2012	#57
Here's a great story about why public art sucks	cthulu2016	May 2012	#61
Well, you know, everyone is going to have their own interpretation of public art!	CTyankee	May 2012	#66
It's not erotic to me	Art_from_Ark	May 2012	#16
I don't object to the nudity but I find it creepy and unattractive. It probably gives kids	Raine	May 2012	#18
yet the NFL is a family setting and that's three hours of men trying to cripple themselves	Suji to Seoul	May 2012	#20
very provocative. i like it.	Suji to Seoul	May 2012	#19
Oh Jesus Tap-Dancing CHRIST.	HughBeaumont	May 2012	#23
John Ashcroft brought it back.	proud2BlibKansan	May 2012	#24
When Rick was assigned to the Captain's landing party his shirt was red and he was made of meat.	hunter	May 2012	#28
I'm offended	spinbaby	May 2012	#34
I cannot help but be reminded of an old SNL skit.	GoCubsGo	May 2012	#35
Very interesting albeit startling statue...	Spazito	May 2012	#38
There is a large photo of it	cthulu2016	May 2012	#39
you spelled it out very well. nt	seabeyond	May 2012	#40
I did as you suggested and get your point on...	Spazito	May 2012	#41
The curator said that the sculpture is meant to convey the idea that the person	stevenleser	May 2012	#42
You make some very good points...	Spazito	May 2012	#43
Well, would these be OK for a park/Arboretum?	stevenleser	May 2012	#46
We assess public comfort in terms of public comfort	cthulu2016	May 2012	#51
Using your criteria, we shouldnt have an issue with this sculpture.	stevenleser	May 2012	#65
well, that was my thought when I realized she was holding a camera on herself.	CTyankee	May 2012	#50
Offered for Contrast:	cthulu2016	May 2012	#49
It is an interesting contrast...	Spazito	May 2012	#52
13? No way. More like 17 or 18. ...nt	TeeYiYi	May 2012	#59
Actually 15. I misremembered.	cthulu2016	May 2012	#60
I have hesitated, in some of my Challenge threads, to post images of art that is	CTyankee	May 2012	#67
I agree with your commentary	lunatica	May 2012	#45
This editorial is hilarious.	proud2BlibKansan	May 2012	#53
Wait: women have nipples, too?!?	Nevernose	May 2012	#54
Whoa! Careful, some kid might poke his eye out! /nt	MatthewStLouis	May 2012	#58
most women have breasts but they usually have heads	Rosa Luxemburg	May 2012	#62
I support the right of the artist	hyphenate	May 2012	#64

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