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  1. Yes, perception is different.

    If I saw that naked silhouette on a roof i’d think of a guy ready to jump down.
    But if I saw it 2-3 years ago, I might not have paid attention at all, in that typical NY “seen this, move on” attitude of hurried indifference.

  2. LOL! Well, I agree that it’s engaging and even lovely in a certain way.

    But it also put me in mind of a couple of men at the gym on a pair of slo-mo treadmills. Or maybe a couple of stress-testers–whose mileage would, of course, differ!

  3. First thing that comes to mind is how art and healthcare are getting foisted on us in a provocative manner.

    Plus i wonder what keeps these figures from being stolen.

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  5. “Some will see these forms and think, “angels watching.” Or even, “herald angels.” And feel reassured”
    And kids with paint ball guns will think “Target!!!”

  6. The premise that “Good art provokes and gets you thinking” is just tiny steps removed from Alinskyite agitation. Putting what is loosely termed ‘art’ where it does not belong symbolizes a loss of private property, an intrusion on both physical and mental space, thus a violation of privacy. This is art as visual violence, just like graffiti sprayed on property not owned by the ‘artists’.

  7. Dumbest line from a whole passel of artistic dumbth:

    “Some believers will see an advance team: harbingers of the Second Coming.”

    — Because, I guess, those dumb Christians don’t know what a statue is, so if they see one they’ll go apeshit. “Git mah shotgun, Daisy Mae! It’s tha Rapture!”

    Believers will look at these statues and think, “Why the f*** is there a statue here?” just like every other New Yorker.

  8. I used to work in lower Manhattan. I remember one of the fist times I went to Liberty Plaza on my lunch hour, I bought an ice cream from an ice cream truck and sat down on a park bench to be entertained by a talented street magician. I glanced over to a nearby bench and noticed a life sized bronze statue of a businessman “sitting” on the bench peering into his briefcase (it’s titled Double Check). I remember thinking what a perfect setting for that statue: a couple of blocks from the stock exchange in the heart of the financial district where tons of business is conducted every day.

    I lived on the upper east side at the time. When I walked over to Central Park, I walked past a hideous Botero sculpture of a “fat cat”. Just as Double Check was in the perfect setting, the Botero seemed perfectly out of place.

    What a city.

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