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Denver International Airport, as some critics call it, is getting a new round of attention, but it appears as though it's going to stay. As of this summer, residents of the Mile High
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City can do more than vent online – they can ask officials to get rid of the horse if they choose. In Denver, public art generally stays in place for five years before the city’s Commission on Cul- tural Affairs considers any requests to remove it. The waiting period is designed to give new instal- lations the chance to grow on people. For “Mustang,” the blue horse sculpture of the
Mile High Airport (DIA), that window ended on Feb. 11, 2013, meaning it’s now eligible to be removed. But so far, the Denver Commission on Cultural Affairs has not received any requests to get rid of the sculpture and, there are no plans to discuss the horse at the group's monthly meet- ings. For the commission to take action, a petitioner would have to demonstrate “extreme adverse
fter five years of either intriguing or delighting travelers, the Horse of the
enver Airport’s Horse
Sculpture Controversial, But Likely to Stay
public reaction” over an extended period of time. Officials doubt that will happen. Pub- lic objection to the sculpture seems to have calmed down considerably and to date no one has petitioned the city to move it. “Mustang” will most likely stay. In a recent
survey, travelers cited the statue as one of the airport’s most memorable features, second only to its famous tent roof. HOWEVER, not everyone is a fan. Many critics find the statue’s glowing red
eyes “demonic” and menacing, especially at night. This interesting, colorful feature is ac- tually the artist’s tribute to his father, who was a neon sign maker. The Denver Post expresses hope the horse
will stay put, praising it as a symbol of the region's historical and cultural heritage. "The sculpture is — in the true sense of the
word — remarkable," the newspaper declared in an editorial. "'Mustang' is a sort of bizarro Mr. Ed in that it's a horse that gets people unexpectedly talking — this time about art."
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