Houstonist: A new home for Monument au Fantôme

bilbao58

Wed, 04 Jul 2007 14:24:26 -0600

Ah GEEZ! Bad, BAD idea! Now people will have to make a special trip to see it. It's perfect where it is. And I agree wholeheartedly with "guest" about "Virtuoso."

laanba

Tue, 03 Jul 2007 19:32:37 -0600

None of that pesky walking from place to place.

Jim Parsons

Tue, 03 Jul 2007 18:48:09 -0600

Actually, the idea of moving all our public art into Discovery Green seems like a very Houston thing to do — sorta like we've moved all our historic houses into Sam Houston Park. It makes seeing the things so much easier.

Alexandria Ragsdale

Tue, 03 Jul 2007 15:55:40 -0600

Why the Chronicle started allowing comments on everything is beyond me. Of course, 95% of people who read the Chron online are reasonable people, but only the other 5% comment.

guest

Tue, 03 Jul 2007 15:21:46 -0600

SO WHAT'S NEXT? WILL ALL THE WONDERFUL SCULPTURES IN DOWNTOWN HOUSTON MIGRATE TO THAT PARK -WITH THE EXCEPTION OF "VIRTUOSO"- MAY THAT UGLY (DRUG) ATTICKS PIECE OF CRAP SLIDE DOWN INTO THE BAYOU. IT WOULD BE COOL- MIRO,DUBUFFET,NETTLESON,ETC. ALL IN ONE PARK. IN FACT DON'T STOP THERE- LET'S MOVE MECOM FOUNTAIN THERE ,TOO

Urban_Houstonian

Tue, 03 Jul 2007 13:27:43 -0600

Since the Internet became this free form of expression for all, I have struggled with two sides of my personality. The much stronger side that wishes to throttle the narrow-minded, self-righteous nimrods who use the Internet to spout their ignorant views, and my weaker side that blows them off as the senseless fools that they are. Of course, there is a third side that is just as much a blowhard as the worst offenders, but he doesn't exist! :)

laanba

Tue, 03 Jul 2007 12:07:21 -0600

The comments are going to TURN me into an angry Chronicle poster. :-)

Urban_Houstonian

Tue, 03 Jul 2007 11:24:16 -0600

I don't know why, but it always seems to me that only angry people post to the Chroncile forums. This particular article garnered some particularly hateful vitriol. I like to think we are a pretty cosmopolitan city, but then I read garbage like that, and wonder from which trailer park they crawled out from. Sheesh!

laanba

Tue, 03 Jul 2007 11:00:04 -0600

If you are a fan of art, public art or this sculpture in particular DO NOT wander into the comments section at the Chronicle article. You have been warned.