Posts Tagged ‘Boxer Girl’
Where Will the Next “Boxer Girl” Turn Up?
Bloomingdale’s Boxer Girl mural. Drama, drama, drama.
This is how it starts.
You see a pleasant, little announcement about a city-sponsored mural program. It asks whether you’d allow people to paint an exterior wall of your house. Pretty innocuous.
Then, the thing goes up, and your neighbors start complaining about how they can See it from their kitchen!!! And in other rooms!!! It’s outside all the time—every time they look, it’s there! This is upsetting.
A local news channel runs a story about their crazy preoccupations. The local listserv goes mad.
But you know what? It’s your wall, and you can do what you please with it. So, forget them. Art makes the neighborhood more interesting.
Sign up anyway:
The DC Department of Public Works has a program that pairs young people with property owners. The Murals DC program, created to replace
illegal graffiti with artistic works, teaches young people mural painting.
Boxer Girl Controversy Continues!
Feelings about Boxer Girl are pouring onto the Bloomingdale listserv—everything from a high-minded “let’s consider this in a historical context” response (3) to a general screed about gentrification and bigots. (4) I don’t quite follow it.
(1) From a W Street NW resident: “Having just bought a house on W street, I also wanted to weigh in on boxer girl…. I LOVE the mural and the idea that we have public art on our street. It’s cool and funky and urban and I hope our neighborhood stays that way. Not all the newbies on the street are against the mural!”
(2) From a North Capitol Street NW resident: “When I first heard about the BoxerGirl controversy, I was thinking: Probably not as big of a deal as people think… but then I saw it. Man that is one ugly painting! The colors look like they were chosen by a 3rd grader! Its just not aesthetically pleasing. I’d be annoyed too if I had to see it outside my window everyday. And while I know we have bigger issues in the neighborhood, EVERY issue is open for discussion. (Although not that I give a crap about this issue since I don’t live on W).”
