Update… 2.20.25… San Francisco has canceled its plans for its Nude Woman Statue explaining her weight would crush the roof of the garage where she was to pose.
San Francisco’s business boosters hope you will come to see artist Marco Cochrane’s “R-Evolution,” a colossal, 45’ Foot Nude Woman slated to be unveiled in the city’s iconic Union Square.
I hope this quote was tongue in cheek: “This work of art will be a huge draw for the region,” Union Square Alliance CEO Marisa Rodriguez told the Chronicle. “The people who come to see the sculpture will need a cup of coffee and they’ll need dinner and a place to stay. They may want to go shopping or catch a show. This will be a huge boost and economic driver.”
Wait! Wait!
What about a cigarette too, after such an encounter?
Economic driver? Is that another way of acknowledging that “sex sells”?
I won’t even dare to speculate about the questionably offensive gender issues raised by erecting a nude woman as an endorsement of burning man.
But for sure, one can feel reaffirmed by our geographic, left-coast orientation, “We’re not in Kansas anymore.”
What’s missing on this larger-than-life representation of femininity is a quote from President-elect Trump. Should he comment on this post, I’ll be sure to update you.
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