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Yarn bombers strike again on public art in Berkeley
The underground knitting activists have struck again, and this time their target is one of the pair of imposing sculptures on Berkeley’s I-80 pedestrian overpass near University Avenue. The sculpture on the east side of the bridge now features a knitted cozy covering the book of the reader in the work of art.
The sculpture, called “Berkeley Big People,” is by Emeryville artist Scott Donahue and was erected in 2008. It immortalizes Berkeley’s greatest protests, from People’s Park to … Continue reading »
Stealth knitting on public sculpture deemed illegal
A stealth knitting project which involved creating a cozy cover for a piece of public sculpture on the Berkeley-Oakland border has come to the attention of the authorities who have asked that it be taken down.
We reported last week on the covert night-time “yarn bombing” operation which led to the “Here and There” sculpture on Adeline Street becoming, effectively, “Here and Here” after the letter “T” was given a knitted covering.
Berkeley City’s Civic Arts Coordinator … Continue reading »
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