Waiting - Detroit's Eeriest Artwork? - Detroit, MI
N 42° 19.939 W 083° 02.803
17T E 331377 N 4688702
"Waiting" is a 17 foot tall sculpture by artist and designer Brian Donnelley, better known as KAWS near Campus Martius in downtown Detroit, Michigan.
Waymark Code: WM1ADBZ
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 07/31/2024
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Standing 17 feet tall, weighing two tons, a black bronze statue named "Waiting" was unveiled in Detroit in May 2018. Sculpted by former Brooklyn street artist "Kaws" (Brian Donnelly), the sculpture depicts a parent standing protectively with a child, but both have X-ed out eyes, skull-and-crossbones heads, and lower bodies that resemble a 1920s-vintage Mickey Mouse.
Perhaps we're unappreciative of modern, branded art, but Waiting reminds us of the sculptures you'd see in bad Italian Hercules movies, worshipped as a sacrificial god by the Snake Queen.
The statue was purchased for an unknown price by the Detroit founder of Quicken Loans, who placed it across from a popular park where everyone would be able to enjoy it.
Artist Donnelly, who has leapt from obscurity to designing perfume products and Nike sneakers, is a controversial figure. Less than a week after "Waiting" was unveiled, it was vandalized by other street artists.-Roadside America
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