Palo Alto, California: Body of Urban Myth
Nude woman holding a laundromat washing machine gushing water in Sheridan Square. Also: Classic Greek warrior reproductions of "Due Bronzi di Riace."
Cafe Riace
- Address:
- 200 Sheridan Ave # 102, Palo Alto, CA
- Directions:
- Cafe Riace, Sheridan Ave.
- Phone:
- 650-328-0407
- Admission:
- Charm the maitre 'd.
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
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In addition to Body of Urban Myth, there are several other very nice sculptures in the same garden.
[Lenka Holman, 11/08/2020]
The nude classic sculpture holding a laundromat washing machine above her head forms the waterfall of this fountain in Palo Alto's Sheridan Square. The 1997 bronze fountain by Brian Goggin (see San Francisco, Defenestration) is meant to create a dilemma for future archaeologists to decipher because of the washing machine and the classic sculpture components. Goggin is a site specific sculptor who has created many of the San Francisco Bay Area's more perplexing monuments.
The sculpture is located in the courtyard of the Café Riace. There are also 2 larger than life size classic Greek (460-430 B.C.) bronze warriors reproductions of the famous "Due Bronzi di Riace" that were discovered in Riace, Italy in 1972.
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