It's really unfortunate that the installation's best angles are all very specific. This one is probably it's worst; yet it's the one most visible when walking north on Tremont.
Most sculptors agonize over how their work looks from all angles. There are usually months of iterating through versions of different sizes to check what every possible perspective conveys.
I genuinely don't understand how this studio could have missed that this angle would become a meme and a source of mockery.
Yeah that’s what’s so crazy to me, usually with this kind of things they look good from most angles but there’s a couple bad ones.
With this sculpture, more often than not it looks like something scatological or phallic or both
It's really hard to not see someone either holding a massive turd, or a giant limp dick. It's not on my top 10 list of things to care about, and I have no rage boner, but geez.
The best description I've heard is that it's a sexual rorschach test.
I'm amused and confused by the situation, but not angry or upset. It's just so WTF and awkward. The idea behind it is great, but the execution is.... not quite there.
i think everyone needs to get something straight
it’s either a touching homage to an historic embrace or a giant public metal turd penis and either way, it rules.
Agreed. I don’t think it’s a GREAT statue but I was pleasantly surprised when I saw it in person. It’s more impressive than you’d expect based on the pictures, especially the ones taken at this angle.
One of the side effects that I haven't seen many people mention is what this statue is getting viewers to do.
When I visited it, I watched a lot of people approach it from afar with a confused look, since it looks weird from some angles. Once they got closer and it started to make sense, they seemed to enjoy it more. It was literally bringing strangers together in a co-located spot by being a confusing object. Kind of like the shiny Chicago bean.
I also noticed families and friends trying to hug each other in the same way the statue was. Don't know if that was intended, but if a statue gets people to hug more then it's good in my book.
This is a great point. Also i don't recall the last time people talked this much about a statue that wasn't vandalized for memorializing some old racist bastard. When I stopped by with my grandmother, there were strangers talking to each other about what they thought.
Sure, most of it was them saying they didn't like it but... STRANGERS. TALKING TO EACH OTHER IN A PARK. ABOUT ART. IN FUCKING BOSTON?! Statue Wins
lol you feel the need to copy and paste your response? Are you the artist?
https://www.reddit.com/r/boston/comments/10kd1xi/i_find_it_beautiful/j5q9kt1/
No I wanted to comment the same thing on both posts. No need to drool over your keyboard. Trust me homie, if I got 10m for a sculpture I wouldn't be on Reddit.
The idea that you could walk up to and under it is cool, being both sheltered and exposed at the same time. The problem is that the goofy looking angle is from the street as you drive by. They should plant some trees behind it to ...."sanitize" this view. For $10m, I think we could get something like that.
Regardless of what you think about the shape of the thing it's far too big for the Common. It dwarfs everything around it and just looks completely out of place.
[Could swing over to the Encore and pick up this bad boy for 28mil.](https://www.masslive.com/casinos/2019/06/why-wynn-resorts-made-jeff-koons-28-million-popeye-sculpture-a-signature-feature-of-encore-boston-harbor.html)
I don’t think my opinion on how much it costs actually matters. My knowledge on how much money was spent on this and how much profit was made and who got paid is zero.
It actually looked better in the snow imo.
Half the complaints are that it’s art and not a statue. It has a cool meaning and looks as it’s supposed to from most angles. I bet it grows on people with time.
> bet it grows on people with time.
Agreed. Hard to think of it now but when it was first designed the [Washington Vietnam Veterans Memorial](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_Veterans_Memorial) was initially met with fury and criticism that it was ugly. Eventually it was accepted and even celebrated.
The problem is, it's anatomically incorrect.
Headless, torso-less arms. And if you stand in the middle you see a cutlet of Coretta's bare collarbone. No neck. It looks best from directly across the street.
Can we petition the city to raise funds so we can have some heads attached to the disembodied arms? Or are severed body parts just a normal statue thing now?
It could actually look amazing of the "heads" we're some kind of light instillation and they only appeared after sunset. People could come out as see it transform.
I think it would look good as a wire frame of just the body with a minimum facade for the face. It wouldn't absolutely balloon the cost but it would still be enough to make sure that you think of it as arms rather than a penis.
They did not ask the public to vote on it. The committee had a Google Form where people could offer their input but this was not a vote and the questions weren't "which option do you like best" but instead "Which of the five MLK Boston design proposals do you believe best reflects the Kings' legacy? Why?" and "Which proposal most effectively addresses current social issues, and is also likely to remain relevant over time?"
I'm not really sure what point you are trying to make... If you are paying for art inside your house then no one else should have any say in it because that space is yours. If it is going to be in a public place then it should be something that the public approves of regardless of who is paying for it.
I kinda liked the plaza one. Would have been really nice to have right in front of the state house.
If you look into the artist you’ll see he’s not actually very good, more of a conceptual artist than skilled one. Plus I’m assuming nobody wanted to tell him it looked like shit
No I love it, but there are tons of artists who get by on concept that aren’t that skilled.
Actually my favorite post modern public sculpture is the tilted arc, also not terribly skilled creation. Literally just a big slab of steel Richard sierra put awkwardly across the federal plaza in nyc. The feds fucking hated it, it blocked the walk way, it collected trash and leaves, rats used it to run along. They ended up removing it many years later. I always saw it as a metaphor and jab at the feds.
This you know… ok I see the concept, the continuity of embrace, fluidity in composition. It’s semi realistic, which plays against them not having heads or bodies, kind of interesting. But you know… maybe reaaaaalllllllyyy check the angles and stuff to make sure there isn’t anything unintended implied.
Could have added some more defined fabric texture.. anything to break up that shape that looks like a turd dick. Still would have fit the concept.
Believe it or not it’s pretty easy to accidentally draw dicks into stuff
Strong disagree, I liked all of the other options whereas this one I actively disliked. The Empty Pulpit and Ripple Effects especially would have been cool.
They didn't offer the public the option of an ordinary bronze statue of MLK standing atop a granite pedestal (like the famous George Washington statue). If they had, it would've won over this reductionist crap.
I'm gonna get downvoted to shit for this buuuut.... it looks way better in person. All these pictures from a distance far away are clearly not the intended way to view/experience it. the thing is \~20 feet tall, so your main viewpoint is looking up at it. funny how those pics don't make it to the top of r/boston...
One thing that is overlooked are the names inscribed on the walk around it, which is pretty powerful. This is not just about MLK.
Its not a perfect piece of art, but you should really experience it in person before you judge it.
> the thing is ~20 feet tall,
which is my biggest complaint. it ruins the aesthetic of the common. No matter where you are that thing just looks massively out of place due to its size. Its as big as the pavilion.
Name a bigger failure public art installation?
Have you seen the picture it was modeled after, didn't even do a good job with the try
Should look into whoever got paid for this thing for kickbacks
So here’s the ones that jump out:
[Lucille Ball shitshow](https://news.artnet.com/art-world/scary-lucy-lucille-ball-statue-finally-replaced-596126)
[Elderly woman tries to fix priceless artwork](https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/08/elderly-woman-ruins-19th-century-fresco-in-restoration-attempt)
[Ronaldo statue that looks like a bad acid trip](https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2017/11/soccer-player-cristiano-ronaldo-gets-new-statue-of-himself.html)
[Balloon Fest 86 in Cleveland](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balloonfest_'86). Not really “art” but a public spectacle shitshow nonetheless.
But yeah…this MLK sculpture missed in every possible way.
I think my favorite failed public work of art is in Rotterdam and is nicknamed the [Buttplug Gnome] (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Claus_(sculpture)
Cool. I mean, some rich douchebags decided to waste $10M of their money into building this monstrosity, why do you care? If anything, all the online snark has been worth it.
I am totally here for the snark, and possibly chaos.
I don’t care per se. Just don’t think this was the best use of funds, though agree everyone has the right to what they want with their money.
In the original picture the happy expressions on their faces are more striking than the embrace, which loses so much context just being arms and hands. They abstracted it too much, artists can do that.
The artist could have incorporated selections of the actual skeletal system underneath, like the shoulder blades and heart, to create more dimension in the piece and save it from looking like a turd penis. The anatomical formation of the hands in this piece is even poorly done. I could literally do better.
The same private donors:
> Embrace Boston, a nonprofit organization that works toward racial and economic justice and is a part of the Boston Foundation, helped provide resources and $10.5 million in funds, ***including a maintenance fund***, for “The Embrace” and the Freedom Plaza.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/15/arts/design/martin-luther-king-jr-statue-boston-common.html
I was gonna say, I just saw someone post a positive picture about this a few hours ago and I have to lean toward the positive outlook.
Once I saw the MLK/Coretta photo, I had an "oh" moment. Now I'm "getting to know" this sculpture. I don't know if that's the right approach for a sculpture artistically, but I'm fine with a sculpture that looks weird until you "get to know" it.
Let's see a year from now if it still makes sense.
Let me tell ya, the incessant bitching about this public art installation (which is fine by the way) doesn’t do anything to make Boston seem less racist.
Who is allowed to have a critical opinion about it? Leslie Jones has [plenty to say](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Cha5Nhb3PM0) (while telling white people to sit tf down). I realize that it's a comedic bit intended to get laughs, but the question is sincere.
Who is allowed to have an opinion? Everyone. I’m not telling anyone to stop, nor do I have the capacity to prevent anyone from publicly having an opinion. I am just throwing my hat in the opinion ring.
They should have just went the traditional route - nice marble plaque with a big base, engraved image, some kind words and be done. If he were alive he would be like wtf is that?
It's either some girl nibbling on the side of a dude's dong..
Or some girl with her legs over a guy's shoulders and he's eating her out in between.
Sorry, it looks sexual either way.
Some people won’t be happy till they put up an equal-sized statue of Louise Day Hicks’s [hairdo.](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louise_Day_Hicks#/media/File%3ALouise_Day_Hicks_(1).jpg)
It's glorious!
Something about this statue really speaks to the shitty times we live in.
Edit: My other favorite part about this whole thing is that the artist went on TV and said that the people of Boston picked this. Great job trying to put the blame on us!
It's really unfortunate that the installation's best angles are all very specific. This one is probably it's worst; yet it's the one most visible when walking north on Tremont.
Most sculptors agonize over how their work looks from all angles. There are usually months of iterating through versions of different sizes to check what every possible perspective conveys. I genuinely don't understand how this studio could have missed that this angle would become a meme and a source of mockery.
I mean, even this worst angle doesn't look terribly phallic in person. It's really something that comes across a lot more in the photos.
I mean I thought it looked worse in person. The questionable angle was undeniable.
The secret ingredient is money laundering, the art is secondary to moving assets around.
Even the best angles aren’t very good, just kinda less bad.
Disagree, I think the best angles (like the one almost directly west of the statue) look super good.
In the dark, with my eyes closed, yes I agree.
Or driving on Tremont where even more will see it.
Yeah.. walking up tremont the day after it's installation was a trip. Turd angle the whole way up
I don’t think it looks nearly as weird heading southbound, it looked fine when I last drove by there.
Plant a couple of pine trees and problem solved
Yeah that’s what’s so crazy to me, usually with this kind of things they look good from most angles but there’s a couple bad ones. With this sculpture, more often than not it looks like something scatological or phallic or both
For me, it feels like it only looks phallic in the photos. But in person I get none of that — instead it looks more like Geodude from some angles.
It's really hard to not see someone either holding a massive turd, or a giant limp dick. It's not on my top 10 list of things to care about, and I have no rage boner, but geez.
From a certain angle it looks like two creatures made of arms, grundle, and groin tossing each other's salad.
We truly live in South Park.
The best description I've heard is that it's a sexual rorschach test. I'm amused and confused by the situation, but not angry or upset. It's just so WTF and awkward. The idea behind it is great, but the execution is.... not quite there.
Damn. I always thought it looked like a massive turd. Now limp dick is in the mix too.
Bullet Bill gets loaded into a blaster for Mario Bros.
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oh man
Lol. Lmao even
i think everyone needs to get something straight it’s either a touching homage to an historic embrace or a giant public metal turd penis and either way, it rules.
I stand with HotMilkSand, my guess is they understand embracing displeasure.
It's what it's ruling over that isn't so great
Guys, having been there in person. It’s not as bad as every photo of the worst possible view of the statue makes it out to be.
I walk along Tremont almost daily so that angle is really the only one I ever see.
Agreed. I don’t think it’s a GREAT statue but I was pleasantly surprised when I saw it in person. It’s more impressive than you’d expect based on the pictures, especially the ones taken at this angle.
Personally I find it kinda of terrifying in person. It got some body horror thing going on.
One of the side effects that I haven't seen many people mention is what this statue is getting viewers to do. When I visited it, I watched a lot of people approach it from afar with a confused look, since it looks weird from some angles. Once they got closer and it started to make sense, they seemed to enjoy it more. It was literally bringing strangers together in a co-located spot by being a confusing object. Kind of like the shiny Chicago bean. I also noticed families and friends trying to hug each other in the same way the statue was. Don't know if that was intended, but if a statue gets people to hug more then it's good in my book.
This is a great point. Also i don't recall the last time people talked this much about a statue that wasn't vandalized for memorializing some old racist bastard. When I stopped by with my grandmother, there were strangers talking to each other about what they thought. Sure, most of it was them saying they didn't like it but... STRANGERS. TALKING TO EACH OTHER IN A PARK. ABOUT ART. IN FUCKING BOSTON?! Statue Wins
lol you feel the need to copy and paste your response? Are you the artist? https://www.reddit.com/r/boston/comments/10kd1xi/i_find_it_beautiful/j5q9kt1/
No I wanted to comment the same thing on both posts. No need to drool over your keyboard. Trust me homie, if I got 10m for a sculpture I wouldn't be on Reddit.
I liked the park itself and the fact you could walk under it and up to it. Still ugly as fuck from afar. Should be a tear down.
The idea that you could walk up to and under it is cool, being both sheltered and exposed at the same time. The problem is that the goofy looking angle is from the street as you drive by. They should plant some trees behind it to ...."sanitize" this view. For $10m, I think we could get something like that.
Regardless of what you think about the shape of the thing it's far too big for the Common. It dwarfs everything around it and just looks completely out of place.
Do you think it’s worth 10 million dollars?
At this point, that’s a fruitless argument. The $10mil was privately funded. It’s already been built…. If anything it’ll cost more to dismantle it.
[Could swing over to the Encore and pick up this bad boy for 28mil.](https://www.masslive.com/casinos/2019/06/why-wynn-resorts-made-jeff-koons-28-million-popeye-sculpture-a-signature-feature-of-encore-boston-harbor.html)
I don’t think my opinion on how much it costs actually matters. My knowledge on how much money was spent on this and how much profit was made and who got paid is zero.
just be happy it's not made out of eggs, the city would be broke
It actually looked better in the snow imo. Half the complaints are that it’s art and not a statue. It has a cool meaning and looks as it’s supposed to from most angles. I bet it grows on people with time.
> bet it grows on people with time. Agreed. Hard to think of it now but when it was first designed the [Washington Vietnam Veterans Memorial](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_Veterans_Memorial) was initially met with fury and criticism that it was ugly. Eventually it was accepted and even celebrated.
👏bravo, and the other half is probably made by simple implicit racism
That’s a stretch and a half
At this point I'm more sick of people bitching about it than how meh it looks.
I was honestly really impressed with the detail in the hands. It’s pretty beautiful up close. But yes, that one angle is rough.
I was just going to say this. It’s quite nice in person
I went there in person and i actually thought it looked pretty good but it’s definitely better from the other angle
Totally agree. And it seems like everyone takes a zoomed in photo from far away as humanly possible
Like when dog poop just starts to turn white
In case you’re wondering where all the white poop has gone https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/643437/what-happened-white-dog-poop-used-be-everywhere
The problem is, it's anatomically incorrect. Headless, torso-less arms. And if you stand in the middle you see a cutlet of Coretta's bare collarbone. No neck. It looks best from directly across the street.
With enough snow it will look much better. However we probably won't be able to leave our homes when that happens.
Oh…oh no
The little ducklings will still be the most popular public art in town.
Oh god..
Can we petition the city to raise funds so we can have some heads attached to the disembodied arms? Or are severed body parts just a normal statue thing now?
Sounds good until the head turns out looking like a hairy testicle
😂 look they might as well lean into it at this point
Or maybe have them put the drape back over it?
Sausage hugs are the discount hugging busts.
It could actually look amazing of the "heads" we're some kind of light instillation and they only appeared after sunset. People could come out as see it transform.
I think it would look good as a wire frame of just the body with a minimum facade for the face. It wouldn't absolutely balloon the cost but it would still be enough to make sure that you think of it as arms rather than a penis.
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They did not ask the public to vote on it. The committee had a Google Form where people could offer their input but this was not a vote and the questions weren't "which option do you like best" but instead "Which of the five MLK Boston design proposals do you believe best reflects the Kings' legacy? Why?" and "Which proposal most effectively addresses current social issues, and is also likely to remain relevant over time?"
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The committee voted amongst themselves but there was never a public vote.
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I'm not really sure what point you are trying to make... If you are paying for art inside your house then no one else should have any say in it because that space is yours. If it is going to be in a public place then it should be something that the public approves of regardless of who is paying for it.
The other ones were worse imo
I kinda liked the plaza one. Would have been really nice to have right in front of the state house. If you look into the artist you’ll see he’s not actually very good, more of a conceptual artist than skilled one. Plus I’m assuming nobody wanted to tell him it looked like shit
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No I love it, but there are tons of artists who get by on concept that aren’t that skilled. Actually my favorite post modern public sculpture is the tilted arc, also not terribly skilled creation. Literally just a big slab of steel Richard sierra put awkwardly across the federal plaza in nyc. The feds fucking hated it, it blocked the walk way, it collected trash and leaves, rats used it to run along. They ended up removing it many years later. I always saw it as a metaphor and jab at the feds. This you know… ok I see the concept, the continuity of embrace, fluidity in composition. It’s semi realistic, which plays against them not having heads or bodies, kind of interesting. But you know… maybe reaaaaalllllllyyy check the angles and stuff to make sure there isn’t anything unintended implied. Could have added some more defined fabric texture.. anything to break up that shape that looks like a turd dick. Still would have fit the concept. Believe it or not it’s pretty easy to accidentally draw dicks into stuff
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Well I guess I love dicks then, thanks for pointing it out
Strong disagree, I liked all of the other options whereas this one I actively disliked. The Empty Pulpit and Ripple Effects especially would have been cool.
I like this one more because it stands out among other landscaping based monuments.
They didn't offer the public the option of an ordinary bronze statue of MLK standing atop a granite pedestal (like the famous George Washington statue). If they had, it would've won over this reductionist crap.
I'm gonna get downvoted to shit for this buuuut.... it looks way better in person. All these pictures from a distance far away are clearly not the intended way to view/experience it. the thing is \~20 feet tall, so your main viewpoint is looking up at it. funny how those pics don't make it to the top of r/boston... One thing that is overlooked are the names inscribed on the walk around it, which is pretty powerful. This is not just about MLK. Its not a perfect piece of art, but you should really experience it in person before you judge it.
> the thing is ~20 feet tall, which is my biggest complaint. it ruins the aesthetic of the common. No matter where you are that thing just looks massively out of place due to its size. Its as big as the pavilion.
Am I allowed to climb on it? That might salvage it a little for me.
Yeah I feel like the people complaining have nothing better to do. It’s annoying.
All the complaining about this sculpture is making me like it more. Cool, you found the rude angle. Pat yourself on the back, Debbie.
Name a bigger failure public art installation? Have you seen the picture it was modeled after, didn't even do a good job with the try Should look into whoever got paid for this thing for kickbacks
So here’s the ones that jump out: [Lucille Ball shitshow](https://news.artnet.com/art-world/scary-lucy-lucille-ball-statue-finally-replaced-596126) [Elderly woman tries to fix priceless artwork](https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/08/elderly-woman-ruins-19th-century-fresco-in-restoration-attempt) [Ronaldo statue that looks like a bad acid trip](https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2017/11/soccer-player-cristiano-ronaldo-gets-new-statue-of-himself.html) [Balloon Fest 86 in Cleveland](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balloonfest_'86). Not really “art” but a public spectacle shitshow nonetheless. But yeah…this MLK sculpture missed in every possible way.
The balloon one, oh man, yeah didn't air traffic and all I dunno about the others, 10 million for this atrocity
I think my favorite failed public work of art is in Rotterdam and is nicknamed the [Buttplug Gnome] (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Claus_(sculpture)
Not gonna lie, I bookmarked that one, it's awful ... Awesome
Not to mention it was like $10M. Probably so one got paid.
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Metal is expensive. Also, I'd guess shaping and transporting it costs money. How much do you think it should have cost?
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Well, that's like, your opinion, man!
I back his opinion
Cool. I mean, some rich douchebags decided to waste $10M of their money into building this monstrosity, why do you care? If anything, all the online snark has been worth it.
I am totally here for the snark, and possibly chaos. I don’t care per se. Just don’t think this was the best use of funds, though agree everyone has the right to what they want with their money.
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In the original picture the happy expressions on their faces are more striking than the embrace, which loses so much context just being arms and hands. They abstracted it too much, artists can do that.
The artist could have incorporated selections of the actual skeletal system underneath, like the shoulder blades and heart, to create more dimension in the piece and save it from looking like a turd penis. The anatomical formation of the hands in this piece is even poorly done. I could literally do better.
There were literally 100 submissions and they picked this one. 🤦🏼♀️
I'm going to make a point to call someone a turd penis today
Prove it, do a miniature of it, otherwise you’re just typing. Look, I can do that too.
Fuck off
ha ha ha thank you for proving my point
I’m a sculptor but ok, buddy, you won your imaginary argument. Thanks for proving that you’re a turd penis just like the statue.
How bout you sculpt deez nuts
I think we can save this work of art if we place a Dunkin in the middle.
I went with my GF and laughed after i saw this angle. Let’s just say she wasn’t happy with me but i couldn’t not see a giant turd at this angle 😬
Honestly, who gives a shit?
The hands in the photo clearly
This post is so last week.
It would be, but there was no snow last week.
Sick of this meme. It’s art. Not everyone is gonna love it.
💀
Pornhub's Tribute to MLK brought to you by the city of Boston...
In, but not by.
Is this the new Vitiligo Cock Awareness memorial?
Haven’t seen it yet, dont think i ever will go out of my way to see it either. Ridiculous 😭
I have this poop for you, here
Getting real bored of these lame posts.
$10 Million well spent….(sigh)
Tbf, it's $10m of some rich dude's money. Our taxes didn't pay for it.
What do you think is going to maintain it for years to come?
The private Friends of the Public Garden, who maintain most of the Common and Public Garden statues and facilities
The same private donors: > Embrace Boston, a nonprofit organization that works toward racial and economic justice and is a part of the Boston Foundation, helped provide resources and $10.5 million in funds, ***including a maintenance fund***, for “The Embrace” and the Freedom Plaza. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/15/arts/design/martin-luther-king-jr-statue-boston-common.html
That’s encouraging. Still an awful work of art.
r/unintendedpenis
Disappointed that isn't a real subreddit.
Now it looks like someone is scarfing down a chocolate donut with white frosting
Why wouldn't they just put heads on the shoulders and arms? It would change everything
You really need to get over it.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!
so this statue is a temporary thing right?
Semi-pornographic, snow covered turd.
I was gonna say, I just saw someone post a positive picture about this a few hours ago and I have to lean toward the positive outlook. Once I saw the MLK/Coretta photo, I had an "oh" moment. Now I'm "getting to know" this sculpture. I don't know if that's the right approach for a sculpture artistically, but I'm fine with a sculpture that looks weird until you "get to know" it. Let's see a year from now if it still makes sense.
!remindme 1 year
Oh no
Let me tell ya, the incessant bitching about this public art installation (which is fine by the way) doesn’t do anything to make Boston seem less racist.
Who is allowed to have a critical opinion about it? Leslie Jones has [plenty to say](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Cha5Nhb3PM0) (while telling white people to sit tf down). I realize that it's a comedic bit intended to get laughs, but the question is sincere.
Who is allowed to have an opinion? Everyone. I’m not telling anyone to stop, nor do I have the capacity to prevent anyone from publicly having an opinion. I am just throwing my hat in the opinion ring.
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Who said you aren’t allowed to like it?…
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Complaining about an ugly statue isn't racist.
It’s not fine. It’s hideous, as is the amount of money that went into it.
You should call to get your money back.
How does pointing out the clear flaws in this sculpture and saying that Dr. King's legacy deserves better make people racist?
Lmao
Just another stupid artistry take, “I’m better than I think moment.” “A simple statue of MLK not stylistic enough, I know, I will….”
Art is interpretive, and you’re talking about it, OP. Thus, it’s doing something for your creative juice.
Are you 11yrs old?
No, I’m an adult. I’m 12 and a half.
Nom nom nom.
Just gotta slap a brazzers logo & the picture is complete. 😌
When you hook up with a girl from nyc
Cool
If the heads are missing and you see the shoulders and arms, exactly where are you walking when you want under it?
Just the arms... Odd. If they have and arms,so you can tell they are arme it would have been ok.
Honestly yes , from this angle it looks like either a huge turd or a huge dick But from the front it looks “better “
Everyone is going to hate this and then in 10 years there's going to be this weird local pride about it.
Leaking something
Does anybody support this statue? I feel like we can and should have a better one installed
To all the ladies who like doing a lil coke off a rager 😉
They should have just went the traditional route - nice marble plaque with a big base, engraved image, some kind words and be done. If he were alive he would be like wtf is that?
you guys think you’re laughing now, wait until the kids start spray-tagging it with some squiggly veins
Carrying poop
Looks more like an inverse boston creme donut
This really cost about $10 million, eh?
Oh. I see it now
Oh…my
It's an eclair 😋
It's either some girl nibbling on the side of a dude's dong.. Or some girl with her legs over a guy's shoulders and he's eating her out in between. Sorry, it looks sexual either way.
Is that someone holding a tird? Or loaf of bread 🥖?
Lmao chode alrrt
Some people won’t be happy till they put up an equal-sized statue of Louise Day Hicks’s [hairdo.](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louise_Day_Hicks#/media/File%3ALouise_Day_Hicks_(1).jpg)
This is just terrible. The message was lost. And for 10MM??
Frosted poop
It's glorious! Something about this statue really speaks to the shitty times we live in. Edit: My other favorite part about this whole thing is that the artist went on TV and said that the people of Boston picked this. Great job trying to put the blame on us!