Balance Posted August 15, 2007 Share Posted August 15, 2007 http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/c...gallery?index=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSqwert Posted August 15, 2007 Share Posted August 15, 2007 How appropriate that you posted this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balance Posted August 15, 2007 Author Share Posted August 15, 2007 When I walked by the Daley Center today, I saw the scuplture wearing its "Happy 40th Birthday" hat. The rest is history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlaSoxxJim Posted August 15, 2007 Share Posted August 15, 2007 Happy Birthday, you big brown monoptic, ribbed, afghan dog-looking thing, you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackie hayes Posted August 15, 2007 Share Posted August 15, 2007 There was a gasp as the light blue covering fell away in several pieces. But it was caused by the basic American fascination for any mechanical feat that goes off as planned. In an instant the Picasso stood there unveiled for all to see. A few people applauded. But at best, it was a smattering of applause. Most of the throng was silent. They had hoped, you see, that it would be what they had heard it would be. A woman, maybe. A beautiful soaring woman. That is what many art experts and enthusiasts had promised. They had said that we should wait that we should not believe what we saw in the pictures. If it was a woman, then art experts should put away their books and spend more time in girlie joints. The silence grew. Then people turned and looked at each other. Some shrugged. Some smiled. Some just stood there, frowning or blank-faced. Most just turned and walked away. The weakest pinch-hitter on the Cubs receives more cheers. They had wanted to be moved by it. They wouldn't have stood there if they didn't want to believe what they had been told that it would be a fine thing. But anyone who didn't have a closed mind·which means thinking that anything with the name Picasso connected must be wonderful could see that it was nothing but a big, homely metal thing. That is all there is to it. Some soaring lines, yes. Interesting design, I'm sure. But the fact is, it has a long stupid face and looks like some giant insect that is about to eat a smaller, weaker insect. It has eyes that are pitiless, cold, mean. But why not? Everybody said it had the spirit of Chicago. And from thousands of miles away, accidentally or on purpose, Picasso captured it. Up there in that ugly face is the spirit of Al Capone, the Summerdale scandal cops, the settlers who took the Indians but good. One of my favorite pieces by Royko. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted August 18, 2007 Share Posted August 18, 2007 QUOTE(FlaSoxxJim @ Aug 15, 2007 -> 02:31 PM) Happy Birthday, you big brown monoptic, ribbed, afghan dog-looking thing, you. idiot, it's a bird. But I guess you would have a problem identifying one of God's creations Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted August 18, 2007 Share Posted August 18, 2007 It looked better with the gigantic Sox hat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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