The nude statue of San Francisco indicates backlash
“R-Evolution,” a 2015 statue was commissioned for the same year’s Burning Man Festival, recently installed in Ambarkdero facing the Ferry Building in San Francisco. (Credit: KTVU)
The 45-foot statue of a naked woman is the newest-and the tallest-the resident of the Ambarkbero Plaza in Francisco.
The artwork called “R-Evolution” was unveiled on Thursday with music, lights and performance arts, courtesy of non-profit lighting. Designed to shine at night and appeared to “breathe” through internal motors, the statue was to represent strength and compassion.
Instead, it promotes questions about backlash, internet memes and city preferences.
Originally designed for the Burning Man in 2015, by sculptor Marco Kochran, the stainless steel figure now stands outside the Ferry Building, casting a long (and physically wide) shade on a city, where low and less people seem to be affected by spectacles.
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While some see as empowering the idol, many San Franciscans see it as another example of the city that incorrectly do the room.
After a video by the affected Kolin Ragg, social media burnt, a cherry picker is being hoisted strangely between the legs of the idol during installation. Commentators had a field day quickly.
One user wrote, “Nothing says that a 45-foot naked woman is doing rear-end surgery.” Another deadpand, “Like this picture, the symbol of the feeling of San Francisco-the top.”
The 45-foot sculpture by the artist Marco Cocrain, “R-Evolution”, stands at Ambarkbero Plaza, San Francisco on Thursday. Steel Aries statue, which simulates breathing through internal motors, has created widespread debate on the city’s priorities. (KTVU)
The idol was installed only blocks from areas that are visible homeless, open-air drug use and boarded-up stores. While the world of art can say that “Juxtaposition”, many inhabitants are simply called tone-def.
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In the last Congress election, Nancy Pelosi’s Republican Challenger Bruce Lu, Kund.
“I don’t know where to start about wrong priorities for the city of San Francisco,” Lu said. “They think they are focused on everything completely except those things.”
Lu questioned Pelosi’s connection to the city, seeing, “I am not sure that the Pelosi knows about the statue. He is originally from Baltimor and spends almost all his time in DC, so the city and its constituents are not at the top of his brain.”
A view of a 45-foot naked female sculpture “R-Evolution” in San Francisco. (KTVU)
John Dennis, former San Francisco GOP President and current Cagope President of chairs offered a single fast assessment.
He said, “The city is now named in the name of St. Francis in the anti-feminist, anti-male agenda. The results speak for themselves,” he said. “A giant, naked female prevents pride, the prestigious ferry building is an ideal metaphor for San Francisco these days.”
However, backlash was not limited to conservatives.
In a Kqed comment, “no one said for this,” Art editor Sarah Hotchis wrote, “As I panicked in this monumental steel and Aries sculpture on Thursday, I felt embarrassed for the city of San Francisco. One of the many problems with R-Evolution is that we are all the audience for this, and whether we don’t want this.”
A detailed view of the “R-Evolution” statue in San Francisco, which claims 16 internal motors, means mimicking breathing. (KTVU)
His criticism connects the growing chorus of San Franciscons in the political spectrum, asking how and why it was given a civil priority.
According to the most recent point-in-time count, over 8,300 people are experiencing homeless in San Francisco. The city plans to spend around $ 690 million on housing and homeless programs in the upcoming financial year. Areas such as Tendeloin, Soma and Mission are still widespread.
The violent crime fell in the city 14% last year, and car brake-in hit a 22-year low, a surprising development in a city where “Smash-And-Grab” felt like a daily ritual once. But gun violence is 5%, and despite the steps-up law enforcement, public safety is a top concern.
Empty stores and empty roads downtown even the most optimistic “revival” pitch feels a little like performing art.
The homeless and drugs have plagued San Francisco for years. (Getty image)
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There is also drug enforcement in 2025, with arrests and quotes related to drugs up to about 40% in early 2024. Nevertheless, critics argue that enforcement without addiction treatment or shelter options often leads to the problem without solving it.
“R-Evolution” is expected to last for at least six months and possibly one year.
Rape. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., Did not immediately respond to the request for Fox News Digital’s comment.
