Movement to Rid Denver International Airport of Wild-Eyed Mustang Sculpture
Luis Jimenez, the artist who created the big blue Mustang sculpture with the wild red eye that stands outside Denver International Airport, may be rolling in his grave right now. Denver realtor Rachel Hultin has launched a Facebook page declaring that "DIA's Heinous Blue Mustang Has Got To Go." The Rocky Mountain News reports that Hultin sees the 32-foot sculpture as somewhat "demonic." It just doesn't seem to be the best way to greet travelers, she says. So she's launched a haiku-writing campaign to convince Mayor John Hickenlooper to move the horse elsewhere. Jimenez had a love-hate relationship with his work, which ultimately killed him. As 7News reported at the time, Jimenez was moving the sculpture with a hoist in his New Mexico studio in June of 2006 when it came loose, pinning him against a steel support.
Comments
Submitted by Eric (not verified) on Fri, 2009-01-30 11:37.
Good for her. I think the statue is worth a laugh, but it is terribly ugly and could scare children.
Submitted by Mustang (not verified) on Fri, 2009-01-30 11:32.
Get a life, Rachel.
Submitted by anne (not verified) on Sun, 2009-02-01 13:30.
It is ugly and demonic looking. When my friends and family come to visit and they notice it, they're all "WTF?"
I feel weird having to apologize for a sculpture.
Now, would I start a poetry campaign to have it removed? No...not so much.
Submitted by Leon (not verified) on Sat, 2009-01-31 17:29.
Through my program "Denver's Public Art and Architecture: The Journey of a City Beautiful" I am committed to fostering an informed and engaged response to Denver's public art and architecture. I think this response by Rachel Hultin is a knee jerk reaction that lacks an understanding of how to approach art (I have developed guidelines on how to do so). I would recommend studying the artist's personal and artistic history and to view some of his other works, e.g., Fiesta Jarabe, Border Crossing and above all Southwest Pieta which has been declared a National Treasure by Bill Clinton. Before we reject, let's see if we can first understand and broaden our artistic perspective.
