HughPickens.com [hughpickens.com] writes:
Amanda Kooser writes a Cnet that a life size bronze sculpture that shows two young women standing together and taking a selfie with a smartphone in front of City Hall in in Sugar Land, Texas has
inflamed selfie-haters across the internet [cnet.com]. A Twitter user calls it "proof our country has gone to hell." Other users call it "ridiculous" and say it makes them feel "sad" or "embarrassed for everyone." Twitter user goo goo doll shared a photo of the statue covered in strips of tape with words including "naive," "trashy," "shallow" and "rude" written on them. But not everyone is upset, disappointed or angry about the sculpture. Some people are amused at the thought of future archaeologists discovering this sign of our times. Plenty of smartphone photographers are sharing fun pictures of themselves with the sculpture along with the #selfiestatue hashtag. The selfie sculpture is part of a 10-piece collection that was donated by a generous resident of the city. It's
aimed to portray the ways in which people spend time in the square [techtimes.com], and it is not the only artistic manifestation of its kind. According to the City of Sugar Land the inclusion of sculpture in the Town Square plaza aligns with the continued vision of the City and the Legacy Foundation’s commitment to establish cultural arts amenities that “provide and/or support activities and facilities that
enrich the artistic, cultural, educational, and historical character of Sugar Land [sugarlandtx.gov].”
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