{"id":8339,"date":"2011-10-20T07:00:27","date_gmt":"2011-10-20T07:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zatista.com\/blog\/?p=8339"},"modified":"2011-10-20T07:00:27","modified_gmt":"2011-10-20T07:00:27","slug":"upset-in-san-francisco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zatista.co.nz\/blog\/2011\/10\/20\/upset-in-san-francisco\/","title":{"rendered":"Upset in San Francisco"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_8340\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gawker.com\/5841423\/should-sculptor-who-shot-dog-for-art-receive-750k-in-public-funds\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8340\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zatista.com\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/tom-400x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zatista.co.nz\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2011\/09\/tom-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.zatista.co.nz\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2011\/09\/tom.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8340\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Artist Tom Otterness Photo: Gawker.com<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Animal Lover Advisory: Explicit Content Herein<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gawker.com\/5841423\/should-sculptor-who-shot-dog-for-art-receive-750k-in-public-funds\" target=\"_blank\">Gawker<\/a> dropped a bomb on legions of animal lovers in San Francisco earlier this month: New York based artist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomostudio.com\/index02.html\">Tom Otterness<\/a>, who was contracted by the city to create a series of statues for a local subway station, is known to have shot a dog &#8216;in the name of art&#8217; back in 1977.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tom_Otterness\" target=\"_blank\">Otterness publicly apologized<\/a> for his gross act of animal cruelty (documented on film, no less) in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brooklyneagle.com\/\">Brooklyn Daily Eagle<\/a> in 2008 saying, &#8220;Thirty years ago when I was 25 years old, I made a film in which I shot  a dog. It was an indefensible act that I am deeply sorry for. Many of  us have experienced profound emotional turmoil and despair. Few have  made the mistake I made. I hope people can find it in their hearts to  forgive me.&#8221; The question is, can San Franciscans forgive this man? Then give him public funds for a large commission?<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beeldenaanzee.nl\/index1.php\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  \" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/4\/46\/Statue_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"359\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&quot;The Herring Eater&quot; by Tom Otterness at Dutch museum Beelden aan Zee  Photo: Wikipedia<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The artist&#8217;s deceptively whimsical bronze sculptures depicting politically-spiked characters have found homes in New York, Los Angeles, Portland, Sacramento and Minneapolis. Hardly the most judgmental cities in the US, but still \u2013 supporting a dog killer?<\/p>\n<p>For now, the San Francisco project is on hold pending an investigation of the artist. It&#8217;s a tough call: everybody deserves a little forgiveness, and Otterness&#8217; work is both culturally relevant and distinctive. Still, we&#8217;re more-or-less a nation of dog lovers here in the US, and we don&#8217;t take kindly to anyone \u2013 artist or otherwise \u2013 mistreating our toothy, tail wagging, four-legged friends.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zine.artcat.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"   \" src=\"https:\/\/zine.artcat.com\/upload\/2007\/10\/Otterness-large_consumer.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Art by Tom Otterness Photo: zine.Artcat.com<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The good news is that it shouldn&#8217;t be too hard for the City of San Francisco to find another talented and worthy artist in need of $750,000.<\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s your opinion? 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