First Look at the Torso
The proposed statue to be erected in the Venice
Circle has aroused passions in Venice for several years, sight unseen. Now it
can be seen at 4 Yawl Street, at the end of the Peninsula.
Opposition to the torso by Robert Graham,
who is building a new studio in the Windward Avenue Historic District, has
centered on two objections.
Many
Venetians were opposed to the depiction of a headless, armless, legless, naked
woman which reminded them of hideous crimes against women. Others objected to
the lack of community dialogue and notification before the statue was approved
by the city of Los Angeles.
Whether the
statue will still be installed in the Circle at Main and Windward, or will find
a permanent home on Yawl Street is unknown.
Posted: Thu - February 1, 2007 at 09:23 AM