PDL at OSP

Last weekend I was down at the Olympic Sculpture Park and witnessed a good ol' fashioned "art prank" by Seattle artists Greg Lundgren and friends. Located in the center of the park near the big red, eagle thingy, this was set up in the grass.


It was a chained in construction area for a new sculpture to be built in the park. On the front of the fence was this sign.


This of course is a farce and by no means is Seattle planning to build a series of large, wavy latte cups where you could purchase a cup of coffee. It is in fact the second of 5 public installations by the guerrilla artist trio PDL. Their public art is not only humorous but it also brings out a wide variety of human response. I recall one girl who curiously and casually strolled up to the sign, read it, then furiously walked away bewildered by what seemed like a horrible mistake for the Sculpture Park. Here is the first one that was up on Queen Anne's Kerry Park a couple weeks earlier.


This one reads, "Downtown at your doorstep" and illustrates a new development for a tram that would run from downtown to Kerry Park in a way mocking the constant battle for public transportation in Seattle. Apparently there were a lot of upset neighbors on Highland Drive that day.