tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36770289.post743982373939092385..comments2024-01-20T20:11:51.589-07:00Comments on Telling Secrets: New Public ArtMartihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04492242951732140223noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36770289.post-86611375432091960912008-03-11T11:16:00.000-06:002008-03-11T11:16:00.000-06:00My sister used to live in a part of Seattle that h...My sister used to live in a part of Seattle that had a great many public art installations, most of them very popular. The giant stone troll under the bridge... the statue of people waiting for a bus, which was dressed up for special occasions... and Meg lived near the Lenin statue (purchased from some former-Soviet city that no longer needed it).Martihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04492242951732140223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36770289.post-62288925223413628072008-03-11T09:45:00.000-06:002008-03-11T09:45:00.000-06:00Someday, Paris. I've never been there either. Mean...Someday, Paris. I've never been there either. Meanwhile, read 'Paris to the Moon,' by Adam Gopnik (?). It's brilliant, a collection of essays about an American family living in that great city. Loved the book.Martihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04492242951732140223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36770289.post-37479243314379237672008-03-11T06:07:00.000-06:002008-03-11T06:07:00.000-06:00the eiffel tower - never been there but it's iconi...the eiffel tower - never been there but it's iconic, beautiful.Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10942988700815313215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36770289.post-54478523131597216942008-03-10T10:05:00.000-06:002008-03-10T10:05:00.000-06:00yeah, I thought so - I was going to write about th...yeah, I thought so - I was going to write about that. Then when I read about the statue's history, the eyes seemed sort of apropos. It is an impressive piece, though... a pity that the guy died making it. <BR/><BR/>It's easy to be critical of these things... does anyone have a =favorite= work of public art?Martihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04492242951732140223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36770289.post-67425720286724434602008-03-10T08:17:00.000-06:002008-03-10T08:17:00.000-06:00we were just out at the airport and you're right, ...we were just out at the airport and you're right, the eyes are creepy!!!!!!Courtney O.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00684438423556807737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36770289.post-40235007445953463332008-03-08T09:04:00.000-07:002008-03-08T09:04:00.000-07:00That's disturbing!That's disturbing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36770289.post-39055635917294661262008-03-07T18:19:00.000-07:002008-03-07T18:19:00.000-07:00Sad story about the death of the artist!!Sad story about the death of the artist!!paulmerrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03555284589007691780noreply@blogger.com