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Panty Liners as Art Cause Kerfuffle Downtown
October 12, 2007 5:35 PM




A project that uses art to distract from empty downtown storefronts has proved a little too distracting. Colorado Springs' Downtown Partnership started the "Visually Aesthetic Spaces" program in September. It fills empty shop windows with works by local artists. But one piece, called "Freedom," by Jocelyn Nevel was only up for 9 days before the building's owner asked that it be removed. Noel Black and Kate Dawson report.

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Posted by Eric Whitney on October 12, 2007 5:35 PM | Permalink

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I think its sooo... cool. I didn't know SSSubs went out of business. Thanks for posting these pictures, one in techni-color is immaculate reflection of surrounding city and mountain range. Very artistic. Thank you very much.\AV

Posted by: Ariel | October 12, 2007 8:26 PM

I wondered what those things were, guess they were art!

Posted by: Marty | October 15, 2007 4:55 PM

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