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Thursday, July 30, 2009

Arts New Public Art!

Posted by Charles Mudede on Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 5:12 PM

And this?
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Found on 5th and Yesler. What is it going to do here?

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Gumby 2.0

Posted by DOUG.

on July 30, 2009 at 5:18 PM

Because Martin Selig wants it there. That's his building. He'll also fill the lobby with his shitty paintings like the building I work in.

Posted by pragmatic on July 30, 2009 at 5:21 PM

It's so jumpers will have something to aim at.

Posted by gloomy gus on July 30, 2009 at 5:21 PM

Annoying the crap out of me, that's what it's doing there.

"Plop art", they call it.

Posted by Fnarf

on July 30, 2009 at 5:22 PM

It's making a statement on what passes for art these days.

Posted by Ackham on July 30, 2009 at 5:27 PM

Looks like construction waste. Clearly, I am too much of a Philistine to understand its deeper meaning.

Posted by Geni on July 30, 2009 at 5:31 PM

still looks better that that shit that had next to the paramount.....that really changed my whole perspective on bad art....

Posted by Andy_Squirrel on July 30, 2009 at 5:33 PM

It's going to challenge our expectations. Duh.

Posted by lyric on July 30, 2009 at 5:33 PM

The 6 lengthy skewers upon it can hold many politicians.

Posted by E on July 30, 2009 at 5:41 PM

If you had ambitions beyond criticizing others', you too might be able to install what you wanted someday.

Ugh I could only imagine what that would be....a pregnant woman impaled with stakes??

Posted by Hootie who on July 30, 2009 at 5:50 PM

@ 7 - I was so delighted when they removed that 'art' that was by the Paramount... There was much rejoicing, indeed...

Until that morning a few weeks later when I was driving down Airport Way and saw Those Same Three Abominations newly installed at the northern end of the light rail yard, across from Tully's-that-used-to-be-the-Rainier-Brewery.... AAaarrgghh!!

Posted by merry on July 30, 2009 at 6:03 PM

Being useless, like most "public art"

Posted by Reader1 on July 30, 2009 at 6:07 PM

Yes, if there's one thing we need more of out of art, it's usefulness.

Posted by Fnarf

on July 30, 2009 at 6:28 PM

i like it! what do you guys want, a frickin' monet under an umbrella?

Posted by dseattleb on July 30, 2009 at 7:03 PM

Messing with your mind Charles, messing with your mind.

Posted by Karla Canadian on July 30, 2009 at 7:36 PM

Oh my god. It's the most brilliant sculpture I've ever seen!

Posted by seandr on July 30, 2009 at 7:45 PM

...we're gonna burn down it staurday night of labor day weekend

Posted by reverend dr dj riz on July 30, 2009 at 9:58 PM

I prefer nudes.

Posted by Vince on July 31, 2009 at 5:25 AM

I like the constructivist style but this thing just sort of looks like a corporate logo rendered three-dimensionally. And it's one of my least favorite colors, periwinkle. It's got art-by-committee written all over it.

Posted by john t on July 31, 2009 at 8:13 AM

maybe it spins or something.

Posted by Max Solomon on July 31, 2009 at 9:20 AM

Looks like a bad I-beam mashup, spray-painted to look pretty, that fell down and embedded itself in the sidewalk. Pluck it out and move it to where it belongs in SLU.

Posted by Mud Baby on July 31, 2009 at 10:09 AM