9 Weird Public Art Displays That Surprisingly Don't Suck

It's said that beauty is in the eye of the beholder and for purposes of this feature, in all our puerility, we're the beholders. We present then nine weird public art displays/exhibits that, in our lowly opinion, surprisingly don't suck.

1. Jane Alexander's Butcher Boys. Good for a nightmare or two.

(Photo by barbie in spyland).

2. Luckily for fans of the movie Alien, HR Giger had issues. From the HR Giger Museum in Gruyères, Switzerland:

(Photo by Republicanito).

According to the Museum: "It was Giger’s popular art book, Necronomicon, that caught the eye of director Ridley Scott as he was searching for the right look for a creature in his upcoming film. That creature, of course, turned out to be the Alien, and Giger’s masterful designs for the film of the same name garnered him a much-deserved Academy Award."

3. Klaus Weber's The Big Giving in London, which may mirror your feelings about it.

(Photo by Lisa Chu). 

4. Damien Hirst's the Virgin Mother is HUGE.

(Photo by Chantal Jackson).

5. You're a sick man, Peter Lenk. From Konstanz, Germany:

6. The nearly seven foot tall Big Baby from the DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park is disturbing.

(Photo by jayu).

7. Actually, this one sucks. It's the fat lady at the Tower of Hercules. The shot is nice though.

(Photo by darksheik).

8. From Vancouver, the Device to Root Out Evil?

(Photo by midnightglory).

9. And, lastly, César Baldaccini's Le Pouce, which, big surprise, means (we think) The Thumb.

(Photo by that_james).

Comments

[John]

I would say that most of these public art pieces do suck.

[retro vertigo]

you're funny.
I got such a kick out of your tone here.

[PIBs]

RTFM gees
i mean WTF lol
gees

[Granddaddy Long Legs]

You should also add "The Awakening" (Haines Point in Washington, DC) -- more commonly known to local residents as "the giant man in the bath tub," or "the giant man in the bubble bath" when it happens to snow. We used to watch people climb into his mouth for a picture, only to get mad when they realized there's ten inches of water in the bottom, and now they'll be doing the tourist thing in wet socks and shoes for the rest of the day.

Here's a picture: http://www.phil.muni.cz/~farkasov/ceskaverze/foto1/washa.jpg

[TheMovie Whore]

Some of those are just down right freaky. Cool but freaky.

KEEP THEM COMING - I ENJOY THEM VERY MUCH
TKSK53

[lain e.]

Number 3 doesn't suck, but it does blow.

[Hayley]

The Device to Root Out Evil is now located in Calgary Alberta. The artist is Dennis Oppenheim.

[michelle]

These pieces dont suck. Its your lack of good taste thats sucks...sorry to say.