Controversy over the new Boston MLK/CSK Monument; have you seen the sculpture?

[EMom]

It is hideous and my heart goes out to the King family. From one angle, there’s a giant….. man bit. From another angle, it looks like one person is performing a sexual act on the other. Did the “artist’ ever look at it from more than one angle? Because it’s so IN YOUR FACE that it’s hard to believe he wasn’t punking people and laughing all the way to the bank.

 

[Suger Mag]

LOL... this could be a psych test in disguise...so what do you see?
Personally I find it easier to see a big hug rather than a big *****... and yes I googled the angle. But I teach anatomy, so my standards of what looks like an anatomical part are pretty high...

 

[EMom]

LOL... this could be a psych test in disguise...so what do you see?
Personally I find it easier to see a big hug rather than a big *****... and yes I googled the angle. But I teach anatomy, so my standards of what looks like an anatomical part are pretty high...

From some angles, I do see the hug. But from other angles….. well, it’s right there. Maybe it’s an “ the emperor has no clothes” test. Will people dare to speak up about the obvious, given that it’s a statue of Dr. and Mrs. King?

Or will they praise it because they are afraid to speak up and say anything negative about a King statue, hesitant to be seen as perverted, weird, racist, etc.?

Apparently, at the unveiling, there were plenty of oohs and aahs, but also lots of people quietly thinking WTH? Then there was one little boy who exclaimed, “It’s a … male body part!” Obviously, I rephrased that. The child used the correct anatomical name.

It reminds me of a modern art statue erected in our town. I don’t remember what it was supposed to be, but it looked like a demented chicken. It was not meant to be a chicken. DH and I originally referred to it as The Crack Chicken, but by the time DD came along, we didn’t reference that anymore. Years later, we were driving by and my 18 month old looked at it and pointed, declaring, “Chicken!” Even a toddler could see it.

 

[RogueX]

LOL... this could be a psych test in disguise...so what do you see?
Personally I find it easier to see a big hug rather than a big *****... and yes I googled the angle. But I teach anatomy, so my standards of what looks like an anatomical part are pretty high...

My husband flew over it and said at one angle it reminded him of the pumpkin carvings of hands spreading butt cheeks.

 

[wvjules]

Has ANYONE seen male anatomy that is that much larger than a human hand? Guess that's why I didn't see the ***** everyone else saw. I'm not saying it is a great sculpture but seeing a ***** was a stretch for me.

 

[PollyannaMom]

How do these things not get vetted from all angles as miniature models first?

 

[Micca]

How do these things not get vetted from all angles as miniature models first?

Pretty sure that's what Disney does when designing any kind of structure--starts with a drawing, then models are created.

 

[TipsyTraveler]

Has ANYONE seen male anatomy that is that much larger than a human hand? Guess that's why I didn't see the ***** everyone else saw. I'm not saying it is a great sculpture but seeing a ***** was a stretch for me.

Is this a rhetorical question or do you really want an answer?

 

[RedAngie]

Has ANYONE seen male anatomy that is that much larger than a human hand?

 

[Kennywood]

This whole controversy reminds me of Marie's sculpture on "Everybody Loves Raymond".

 

[Kae]

How do these things not get vetted from all angles as miniature models first?

Thank you, and does the artist not have someone that is honest with them?

 

[Carol_]

Pretty sure that's what Disney does when designing any kind of structure--starts with a drawing, then models are created.

*Cough* Morocco Pavilion at EPCOT *Cough*

 

[georgina]

People voted it the winner in some sort of art submission process. I understand the intent of the artist, and agree with those who say MANY pieces of public art, including the Eiffel Tower, were ridiculed when they first debuted. It may withstand the test of time.