ASPEN, Colo.—Aspen officials have decided a sculpture erected on public property that attacks Aspen Skiing Co. owners Jim and Paula Crown will stand because of free speech.
Lee Mulcahy was one of seven artists invited to create a sculpture that was supposed to celebrate bicycles and cycling. The city wanted the art to decorate various public places in the days leading up to the USA Pro Cycling Challenge, which hits town Wednesday.
Mulcahy’s piece features a pair of life-size images of the owners pasted onto plywood. An old mountain bike is rammed through the center of the plywood.
Mulcahy was fired by the company last season over performance issues.
According to the Aspen Times ( ), Aspen Skiing Co. spokesman Jeff Hanle says he doesn’t think the sculpture is appropriate.
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Information from: The Aspen Times,
