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Quick! Find a tree and a rope!
I can't believe the response to Eric Fischle's sculpture could bring out so much vehemence and anger among fellow artists. I have yet to read anything indicating the circumstances under which the artist undertook this project and, unless something has been disclosed to indicate otherwise, am disappointed that his own community is so quick to hang or stone him. Why assume his sculpture was done for other than the best intentions? I would be very careful about reducing his effort to shallow flag-waving and "cashing in."
On the other hand I will say that I have no idea what approach I would have taken and though wouldn't have ruled out a reminder of the horror of it all, I don't think this piece was very successful in doing that. What significance is there to a nude leaping from a burning and collapsing building and the positioning of the figure looks more like a bad floor exercise. Or worse.
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