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Either way, few examples of public art have been as divisive as statues, as a row this week over the relative merits of two pioneering nurses shows.

There was nonetheless a historical irony in watching Ukrainians tearing down Lenin's statues as a sign of their will to break with Soviet domination and assert their national sovereignty.

The four tiniest Lodge Girls — two Red, two White — stood onstage in bathing suits and bathing caps, posed like statues, as a handful of their teammates frantically tore newsprint and tape, then papered over them in what looked like a "Project Runway" episode on fast forward.

Artist Manuel Oliver, whose son Joaquin, 17, was killed in the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. earlier this year, helped design the statues as a way to raise awareness of the dangers students face while attending class.

It was later removed from the premises, along with all the other long-term statues, as a result of the controversy over the statue.

Taylor views the statues as a metaphor for the evolution of human life, but they also exist as part of actual marine life, operating as an artificial reef.

Excavations at Bambandyanalo and Mapungubwe in the Limpopo River valley have found gold animal statues as well as a wealth of pottery and clay animal figurines.

But he added: "The government considers the Bamiyan statues as an example of a potential major source of income for Afghanistan from international visitors.

Lundgren looks great but still tends to act like a statue as well as resemble one; Benben is a capable comedian done in by tiresome, repetitive material.

"Pastafarians" with the satirical Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster have also proposed a statue as have leaders and ministers from recognized non-Christian religions.

It would require significant strength to use this statue as a murder weapon.