Coming home to Samson

Posted on April 11, 2011 – 1:16 PM | by gee whz
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A year or so ago, the SNR a man on the street question was something like, “What do you think is the best public art in Sac?” and 4 out of 5 answered the ceramic man on a can in the Downtown Plaza. Given the question was asked in the mall so the outcome was skewed, but that is WRONG! So wrong. Sac has so many pieces of great public art, amongst my favorites are the HEARTHEARTHEART benchs near the Convention Center because of the wordplay, the weird not-a-skateboard ramp thing in the West End project near 15th & Capitol and the classic painted poles on 16th & Q. In semi-public art news, have you seen the Chilhuly in the CAL-EPA building? And don’t get me started on murals. Really. Don’t.

But hands down, seriously abso-friggen-lutely the best public art in Sac, in my opinion, is Samson at the Sacramento International Airport. It was made by Brian Goggin, who I didn’t realize also did the awesome “Defenestration” in SF until just now. Samson is just so joyful and clever, it makes me smile every time I see it. I also love it because I am a vintage crank and while I never want to use an old suitcase again, but I do love looking at them. In conclusion- well done SMF!

 

 

And because my editor hasn’t taken away my blog password yet and through the magic of Facebook I can finally spell his name correctly, I now give you the greatest piece of art in my house. Yep, not midtown related at all. Give me a teeny bit of power and I will abuse it within an inch of its life. Anyway, Hands by Sac artist, hand model and awesome guy Patrick Slesicki.

 



 

P.S. My house is way cuter than that ugly ceiling fan conveys.

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  1. 2 Responses to “Coming home to Samson”

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    By becky on Apr 11, 2011 | Reply

    I like Samson too. I also like-but don’t love-the bird sculptures at the airport (very whimsical) and am eagerly anticipating the art that will be at the new terminal.

    The Indo Arch is pretty rad. Especially when it’s framing some juggalos.

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    By alison on Apr 12, 2011 | Reply

    You can peruse SMAC’s Public Art Collection here (Samson included):
    http://cityofsacramento.pastperfect-online.com/36991cgi/mweb.exe?request=random

    There’s a lot of art happening in Sac!

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