Rotary Takes Issue with Siting Sculptures Near Hart Park Stage
Artist likes proposed new location, but performance pavilion fundraisers say the art would detract from design fundamentals.
After politics and religion, it sometimes seems that few things generate as much controversy and conflict as public art. Milwaukee County had its "Blue Shirt." Now we have the "Tosa Six." When highly regarded artist Richard Taylor completed a commission for six colorful, abstract metal sculptures to grace the pedestrian bridge over the Menomonee River in Tosa Village, he had every right to believe they were there to stay. But the pedestals upon which they were placed — pairs of concrete arcs at either end of the bridge — had a separate function. They also served as traffic barriers to keep anyone from driving over the bridge. However, the barriers proved to be a congestive impediment to pedestrian traffic and commerce as well, and those at…
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pupdog1
2:57 pm on Friday, November 4, 2011
I like the blue and white sculpture, which seems to emulate a frisky dolphin frolicking in the surf. Or it could a can opener. Just not sure. more ›