Wednesday, October 15, 2003

While it isn't naked protestors, you have to work with what washes up on shore

Clark streaks to lead among Democrats. Luckily, there were no photos!

Controversy marks unveiling of 40-foot-tall naked sculpture:
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--A privately funded 40-foot-high bronze sculpture of five naked women and four naked men has been unveiled on public ground in Nashville, Tenn., and some are questioning why such "artwork" is acceptable while a display of the Ten Commandments is not.

The $1.1 million sculpture, called "Musica" and placed in the center of a roundabout on Music Row in downtown Nashville, is meant by the sponsors to provide tourists with a sense of the different types of music that have emerged from Music City.

But some observers note there is no obvious connection between naked sculptures and music, and the sculpture would violate the city's obscenity laws if it were not categorized as "art."
The photo in the article has it still under a tarp, but you can get the idea here.