Posted on 10/30/2006 3:42:19 PM PST by slickeroo
Strawberry Fields is like at 72 or 73 street across from The Dakota. This is far uptown.
It's a publicity stunt -- the same guys who did the Britney Spears giving birth statue. There's about three old men in Harlem who remember the whole hotel incident.
"This may be the last opportunity to say farewell" to the man some revere as a champion of civil rights...
Words simply fail me.
Good catch! Another poster says the Castro statue won't be near Strawberry Field. But the financing... you raise an interesting question!
I can't find anything else about this...I did a google search and nothing came up about a statue in Central Park.
It's an "art hustle." Stir up a bunch of controversy and sell some art out of the gallery. Like I said, same guys who did the Britney statue (please, don't post the image).
How about across the river in North Bergen. Any bets how many hours it would last?
I PROPOSE A STATUE TO BERNIE CASTRO AND HIS GREAT HUMANITARIAN WORK!
This is OUTRAGEOUS!
If anyone has the Master email lists of newspapers, radio stations, senators and representatives;
PLEASE POST IT
The Central Park Conservancy
14 East 60th Street
New York, NY 10022
212-310-6600
contact@centralparknyc.org
Other links to contact Central Park
http://www.centralparknyc.org/contact
Here's a website with more info and a video clip of the artist talking about Castro.
http://www.goodnightfilm.com/Castro.htm
How arrogant and disgusting for AMERICANS to sit in this country, where they never go without, are free to come and go from this country as they please, and where their kids can always have a better life than they had, and praise Fidel Castro while the people who have actually lived under his rule are constantly going months without meat while Fidel chows down on a filet mignon every night, have to wait in line to see if there will any groceries for them at the store, are banned from the beautiful beaches of their homeland by signs that say "Tourists only," who are shot as they are trying to SWIM away, and are leaving their jobs as medical doctors to make more money driving a taxi or being a prostitute. Ridiculous!!
(Is there anything we can do to protest this statue?????)
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Oct. 24 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Capla Kesting Fine Art announced that an unveiling in Central Park of Fidel Castro on his "deathbed" may be the last opportunity to say "farewell" to the man some revere as a champion of civil rights. "Fidel Castro's Deathbed Portrait," described as a colossal portrait of a solemn Castro at rest, will be unveiled at 10:00 am November 8th, just north of the monument for Cuban poet, Jose Marti.
Inspiration for the gilded head of Castro, large enough to belong to a 25 foot man, comes from Harlem, New York's acclamation for Castro's contributions to civil rights. "Harlem is perhaps the only community in the U.S. that proclaims an admiration for Castro - the Central Park unveiling of his portrait is an attempt to bring Harlem's adoration for Castro to the rest of the world," said a spokesman for the unveiling.
Depiction of the ailing Cuban icon was made with deference to the conflicting points of view between Harlem and Miami, explained spokesman, David Kesting. "With respect to Harlem, the portrait celebrates Castro's humanitarianism and with respect to Miami, it celebrates the end of a long regime," said Kesting.
Reportedly, Miami's Little Havana celebrated in the streets to wild rumors from anti-Castro exiles that Castro had died while Harlem celebrated Castro's 80th birthday in August. The portrait of Castro is scheduled for display in Miami by Capla Kesting Fine Arts in early December.
Harlem's friendship with Castro started in 1960 when he was famously evicted from Manhattan's Shelburne Hotel and then welcomed by Harlem's Hotel Theresa. The Shelburne Hotel was extended the opportunity to exhibit Castro's portrait as a way to make amends to the Cuban President for the eviction, but the hotel firmly declined the offer.
Artist Daniel Edwards, who was also inspired by final visits to his ailing grandfather, said, "When I saw him on his deathbed I remembered only the good things."
A short documentary about the "deathbed portrait" titled "Castro in Central Park," produced by Goodnight Film and directed by Argentine-born filmmaker A.D. Calvo, appears on YouTube at www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zGNXLexxT8.
Location for the unveiling of "Castro's Deathbed Portrait" is just west of Wollman rink and north of Central Park's Artist's Gate entrance on 59th street between Columbus Circle and Grand Army Plaza.
For more information contact Capla Kesting Fine Arts at 917-650-3760, or visit online at www.CaplaKesting.com or www.GoodnightFilm.com/Castro.htm.
(Is there anything we can do to protest this statue?????)
Ignore it. The sole purpose behind it is to sell more art. Any time conservatives express outrage regarding a piece or art or artist the value of both triple or more overnight.
That is revolting. I've personally been to Cuba before and seen firsthand the damage done by "Uncle Fidel"'s greed and lust for power. He keeps his people living in horrid poverty while he owns a castle in Europe. How could New York honor that barbarian in such a way?
How could New York honor that barbarian in such a way?
NYC isn't honoring Castro. A two-bit shock artist is looking to make a buck off of conservative outrage over the thing.
HONOR BERNIE CASTRO AND NOT FIDEL CASTRO!
After listening to the idiot liberal blowhards deliver their comments on my local (NYC) radio station, I can't say I'm surprised. People in Harlem gave Hugo Chavez standing ovations as he proceeded on his walking tour. Iran's President (at that time) Khatemi was given a special welcome at St. John's Cathedral. Robert Mugabe was warmly welcomed by the City Council. Cindy Sheehan was made an honorary citizen of something by the Borough President of Brooklyn.
On the other hand, there will be quite a few locals who will resent this statue, among them the good citizens of Union, NJ. I used to live two blocks from the Cuban embassy and NYC had to post a special police guard 24/7 because bombs were being set off there on a regular basis.
I have only one suggestion: boycott NY/NYC and let their governmental representatives know why. This is so disgusting it is unbelievable.
Pataki: http://www.state.ny.us/governor/contact/
Bloomberg: http://www.nyc.gov/portal/site/nycgov/menuitem.bd08ee7c7c1ffec87c4b36d501c789a0/index.jsp?doc_name=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nyc.gov%2Fhtml%2Fmail%2Fhtml%2Fmayor.html
Clinton: http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm?State=NY
Schumer:http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm?State=NY
Vandals of the free world, unite and remove this unsightly beast.
hope they spread plenty of pigen food around base of statue
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