the wellingtonista

Homage to Duchamp

Submitted by Tom on Thursday, 28 Feb 2008.

Here's another one of the wee guys in this series of temporary sculptures:

Gargoyle temporary sculpture

Quite an appropriate location, atop the long-abandoned toilets and amid the construction of the new Courtenay Place park.

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# Submitted by stephen clover on Thursday, 28 Feb 2008.

Piero and Leonardo kicking the shit out of Duchamp, 2002
by David Cauchi


# Submitted by twelve-plus-one on Friday, 29 Feb 2008.

I got a closer look here. Trying to figure out who it looks like.

# Submitted by MicheleConsalvo on Friday, 29 Feb 2008.

Interesting close up. Looks to me like a cross between a politician and a gargoyle!

Hmm..

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# Submitted by noizyboy on Friday, 29 Feb 2008.

John Banks?


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# Submitted by stephen clover on Friday, 29 Feb 2008.

Jim Bolger??


# Submitted by MicheleConsalvo on Friday, 29 Feb 2008.

Have'nt figured that bit out yet, only that he has a "Politian-like" Look about him.

Maybe Good charming Ol' Bill Clinton?

# Submitted by stephenjudd on Saturday, 01 Mar 2008.

I think it's Jim Anderton.

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# Submitted by Hadyn on Monday, 03 Mar 2008.

I kinds thought it was Muldoon (but maybe that's the gargoyle talking)


# Submitted by twelve-plus-one on Friday, 29 Feb 2008.
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# Submitted by llew on Monday, 03 Mar 2008.

Alan Bollard!


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# Submitted by Joanna on Monday, 03 Mar 2008.

But there's statues of him all over town! Like, lining both ends of Cuba Mall for starters...


# Submitted by SimonBK on Monday, 03 Mar 2008.

That's some pretty sharp wit there Ms, taking a senior public servant and a piece of street furniture and putting it all together and delivering it with a '...' waiting for someone to acknowledge word power at play...well consider it acknowledged

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# Submitted by Joanna on Monday, 03 Mar 2008.

I acknowledge your acknowledgement.


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# Submitted by llew on Monday, 03 Mar 2008.

Tell ya what, you'd be pretty spooked to have that crawl up from behind the bidet.


# Submitted by twelve-plus-one on Monday, 03 Mar 2008.

It's gone.

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# Submitted by stephen clover on Monday, 03 Mar 2008.

Doug Kidd!


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# Submitted by stephen clover on Monday, 03 Mar 2008.

No, wait... Doug Graham!


# Submitted by SimonBK on Tuesday, 04 Mar 2008.

check out the new one on Oriental bay Wall.... Go Jules Verne

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# Submitted by Hadyn on Wednesday, 05 Mar 2008.

pics!


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