"Red Paperclips" - Colorado Springs, Colorado - Ginormous Everyday Objects on Waymarking.com

From the Denver Post: (visit link)

Christopher Weed's giant "Red Paperclips" is one of the most successful public art projects to come to the Front Range this year.

Perched in front of the Plaza of the Rockies office building in Colorado Springs, the piece consists of — as its no-nonsense title makes clear — two giant, 24-foot paper clips leaning against each other.

It's an easy-to-like diversion for the downtown crowd, whimsical and deeply fascinating at the same time.

But the sculpture isn't as simple as it sounds. Nor was installing the 3.5 tons of steel that make it sturdy enough for art lovers who might be inclined to climb on it.

"Red Paperclips," which redefines the corner of South Tejon Street and East Colorado Avenue, is part of the Art on the Streets program from Community Ventures, an affiliate of the Downtown Partnership. The exhibition runs through next June.

The sculpture, by the way, is for sale. The asking price: $75,000.

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