"It's not a work of art and ... it doesn't belong there," said Brooker, a professor at Moore College of Art and Design. Rocky's battle to the top "is a concept, it is an idea, and ideas don't need justification in terms of objects."
Corzo suggested that he might resign from the commission over the vote, saying that placing the pugilist near the museum goes against the commission's desire to "raise the standards of the city."
And here we have 2 people who open their mouths and prove to the whole world they are complete fakes.
Hey, in the words of Micky Goldmill (and if you haven't seen Rocky, never mind): It's a thing of beauty! :-D
The movie has inspired a lot of people, it's a very good movie, and the platform of that museum and the stairs that lead up to it, made the place famous.
I've been there several times and thirty years after the movie was released (egad, I'm getting old!), people are STILL running up those stairs, dancing around and throwing their arms in the air. I have a pic of my 80 year old mom doing just that!
Of course, this is coming from someone who cannot WAIT to see Rocky VI in December (gonna fly now!). Yo.