High up on the front of a building, on a busy street corner in Venice, California is this thirty-foot tall statue of a ballerina with the head of a clown. It is very bizarre looking, but seems to fit right in with this famous seaside community. Everyone here knows of the statue and points it out to visitors. It is an artwork by famed sculptor Jonathan Borofsky who has created large-scale outdoor public commissions around the world. This artwork was installed in 1988 when the new Renaissance building was completed. What an unexpected pleasure to discover this in such a small community. It seemed at its most bizarre at night, which is when I decided to photograph it.
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Positively looks like a painting out of German Expressionism!
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