Since 1985, in various formats, SLANT -- an independent voice based in Richmond's Fan District -- has offered its readers original commentary on politics and popular culture, including cartoons and selected sundries. Warning: Sometimes that means satirical content. All rights are reserved.
Wednesday, April 04, 2012
Taking a Walk, Making a Stand
There's nothing that will fuel a controversy in Richmond, Virginia, like the propriety of art in public spaces. On the evening of April 3, 2012, Richmonders poured onto the grassy median strips of Monument Avenue in the Fan District to look at children's art and discuss the controversy that has swirled around it.
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Along Richmond's most famous street on Tuesday evening, a crowd formed and mingled and thought about the role of art, prompted in great part by posts on Facebook.
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