Congestion at the U.S. Highway 550/160 intersection is nothing compared to the volume of comments about the sculpture now adorning that crossroad.
Readers fulminated with a fusillade of “F” words. Let’s just characterize them as flabbergasted, flummoxed, furious, fuming and fierce.
Most people just don’t get the rocks-on-a-stick “Arc of History” and/or its $28,000 price tag.
So, the first thing we can do is rename the sculpture. Let’s call it the “Ark of Hysteria” because it has generated a boatload of outbursts.
Naturally, Action Line has been asked to investigate. Instead of addressing each query individually, we’ll do an aggregation of the agitation and answer the one question on everyone’s mind:
Just what the heck does the sculpture represent?
Many readers find interesting symbolism in the “Ark.”
Chuck Norton suggests a pterodactyl. Russ Smith visualizes a croissant.
It must be lunchtime because many readers see food. Raw shrimp? Strips of salmon? A Dagwood sandwich? Rings of squash on a drying rack?
Maybe it pays homage to fringe from the town’s hippie-dippy days, an era many Durangoans still cling to.
Tell you what. If you like the sculpture, visit Beads and Beyond downtown where there’s a lovely necklace that evokes the “Ark.” At $6.95, it’s a bargain compared to $28,000 original.
We can’t take down the sculpture, but we can deconstruct it.
So without further ado, here’s a photo gallery of things that look like the “Ark of Hysteria.”
Enjoy.
Email questions to actionline@durangoherald.com or mail them to Action Line, The Durango Herald, 1275 Main Ave., Durango, CO 81301. You can request anonymity if the Durango Art Walk, held the first Thursday of each month, can include a stroll along a busy highway intersection.
