Last year an ugly statue was placed in Phalen Park, north of the picnic pavilion, east of the amphitheater, and within view of the Karl Neid, jr. bridge. I say ugly. Others disagree. That is well. Art is a subjective thing, And I admit that after seeing the statue in person, I concluded that it was not as ugly as the pictures I had seen would have led me to think.
But even though we don’t all agree on how lovely/ugly the statue is, what can be [and must be] agreed on is that the recent racial vandalism and defacement is clearly ugly.
On Friday the 15th there will be a community ceremony to demonstrate neighborhood indignation at all that has happened there and to serve as a sort of kickoff to the cleanup of the statue scheduled to begin the next Monday. I doubt if I will be there since I already have booked the time for something else, but I do wish to announce it here for your information/edification.
http://ccmusings.blogspot.com/2007/10/bridge-in-phalen-park.html
ADDENDUM [8/12]: I should have put this in the original post, but this morning's DPP has the infomation phrased concisely.
IF YOU GO: 'UNITY CEREMONY'
What: Unity ceremony prompted by a sculpture being defaced with hate graffiti
When: Friday. Viewing of the sculpture begins at 6 p.m., and the ceremony at 7 p.m.
Where: Phalen Park pavilion, St. Paul
Parking: Available at Gustavus Adolphus Lutheran Church at Arcade Street and Larpenteur Avenue. It's a short walk to the park; shuttle bus service will be available.
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No color is supreme and most of us know that, but "White Supremists" just prove the title is an oxymoron.
BTW, when is the meeting?
Cherokee Park lawyeer
Come on, Ray. It isn't an ugly statue. A bit unusual to a midwestern guy like you, maybe, but not ugly.
And it wasn't defaced by an art lover, but apparently by a bigot.
Midway Bsrb
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