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====Date: [[:Category:2005|2005]]==== | ====Date: [[:Category:2005|2005]]==== | ||
====Region: [[:Category:North America|North America]]==== | ====Region: [[:Category:North America|North America]]==== | ||
====Subject: [[:Category:Nudity|Nudity]]==== | ====Subject: [[:Category:Nudity|Nudity]]==== | ||
====Medium: [[:Category:Sculpture|Sculpture]]==== | ====Medium: [[:Category:Sculpture|Sculpture]]==== | ||
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'''Artist:''' Michael Hermesh | '''Artist:''' Michael Hermesh | ||
'''Confronting Bodies:''' Curtis Collins, director of the South Okanagan Art Gallery and chair of Penticton Public-Art Advisory Committee | '''Confronting Bodies:''' Curtis Collins, director of the South Okanagan Art Gallery and chair of Penticton Public-Art Advisory Committee | ||
'''Dates of Action:''' March, 2005 | '''Dates of Action:''' March, 2005 | ||
'''Location:''' Penticton, British Columbia | '''Location:''' Penticton, British Columbia | ||
'''Description of Artwork:''' The sculpture depicts a nude male figure carrying a suitcase. <P> | '''Description of Artwork:''' The sculpture depicts a nude male figure carrying a suitcase. <P> | ||
'''The Incident:''' After the City publicly displayed ''The Baggage Handler'' in a traffic circle in Penticton, the sculpture faced multiple incidents of vandalism including being pushed off of its base and severing his genetalia. <P> | '''The Incident:''' After the City publicly displayed ''The Baggage Handler'' in a traffic circle in Penticton, the sculpture faced multiple incidents of vandalism including being pushed off of its base and severing his genetalia. <P> | ||
'''Results of Incident:''' Hermesh requested $20,000 to repair the damaged sculpture; however, the city council decided to remove the scupture and gave the artist $300 to cover moving costs. A local band, Shaker Green, wrote a song about the sculpture entitled, ''Frank the Baggage Handler.'' The sculpture could possibly be relocated to one of numerous companies who have expressed their desire to have the scultpure. <P> | '''Results of Incident:''' Hermesh requested $20,000 to repair the damaged sculpture; however, the city council decided to remove the scupture and gave the artist $300 to cover moving costs. A local band, Shaker Green, wrote a song about the sculpture entitled, ''Frank the Baggage Handler.'' The sculpture could possibly be relocated to one of numerous companies who have expressed their desire to have the scultpure. <P> | ||
'''Source:''' www.globeandmail.com | '''Source:''' www.globeandmail.com | ||