

Remove Lamp/Bear from Ruth J. Simmons Quad!


Remove Lamp/Bear from Ruth J. Simmons Quad!
The Issue
Students returned to school this year and were shocked by the installation of the giant blue abomination that is "Untitled Lamp/Bear" by Urs Fischer. Sitting nonchalantly in front of Ashamu, the fused Teddy Bear/Lamp monstrosity stares into the souls of passersby with its beady coal-black button eyes. The installation is planned to last five years. While Brown's public art page claims "Urs Fischer’s work is rooted in playfulness, with an element of irreverence," we all know there's nothing playful about this menacing blue stuffed animal/oversized furniture hybrid. It's time to take action, it's time to get rid of Lamp/Bear, before it's too late...

The Issue
Students returned to school this year and were shocked by the installation of the giant blue abomination that is "Untitled Lamp/Bear" by Urs Fischer. Sitting nonchalantly in front of Ashamu, the fused Teddy Bear/Lamp monstrosity stares into the souls of passersby with its beady coal-black button eyes. The installation is planned to last five years. While Brown's public art page claims "Urs Fischer’s work is rooted in playfulness, with an element of irreverence," we all know there's nothing playful about this menacing blue stuffed animal/oversized furniture hybrid. It's time to take action, it's time to get rid of Lamp/Bear, before it's too late...

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Petition created on September 8, 2016