Denver Colorado, USA - September 7, 2016: Dancing Statute In Front of Denver Performing Art Complex, Denver, Colorado.

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Dancers

Denver


Frozen in joyful two-step, Jonathan Borofsky’s whimsical Dancers invites rushing traffic to stop and play. The centerpiece of Sculpture Park, this 60ft sculpture supervises live music and lounging picnickers in summer and rises eerily from the snow in winter. Initially a controversial buy for conservative citizens, it's a symbol on scale with Denver’s ambition to be the cultural capital of the West.


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