On our way back from the Bloomberg Bureau today (near Metro Center), one of the German girls I was walking with suggested that we stop quickly to look at the sculptures by Niki de Saint Phalle.
Who?
The woman who made the lips in the Parisian fountain.
Ohhhh. The lips.
Well, apparently in April of this year, the National Museum of Woman in the Arts launched a public art program, the inaugural artist of which was Saint Phalle. You can see her artwork throughout the downtown area, from 13th street to Mount Vernon Square.
It's eclectic stuff, but kind of cool in what is otherwise a fairly boring city in terms of architecture (there are several exceptions, of course, but admittedly there are also good deal of white rectangles and squares).
According to an article at artinfo.com, a DC congresswoman named Eleanor Holmes Norton was quoted saying that "she supported the project because 'working stiffs' deserved public sculptures in the city". I agree entirely. I mean, what better way to spice up the morning commute than an eyeful of a leotard-clad voluptuous female riding a dolphin?
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