Comments on: Truly Appalling http://publicartreview.com/truly-appalling/2007/11/12/ Keep Up With All the Public Art Gossip Sat, 19 May 2012 18:43:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: addesciceapam http://publicartreview.com/truly-appalling/2007/11/12/#comment-127 addesciceapam Sun, 21 Feb 2010 04:20:19 +0000 http://publicartaroundtheworld.wordpress.com/2007/11/12/truly-appalling/#comment-127 <a href="http://www.adidasforum.com/adidas-retro-kicks-come-with-a-retro-game/" rel="nofollow">Adidas Forum</a> Now here's a shoe-in for the list of the year's best gaming-related clothing : Adidas has brought back its ZX 500 running shoe, and, since it originally hails from the '80s, the gaming galvanized design and coloring is a no-brainer ... Right? The kicks would possibly not be the coolest part of the deal, either ; they come packed with a combination bracelet/USB flashdrive containing ZX Runner, a computer game based primarily on ... The shoe itself. GameCulture writes that the game stars a personality named'DJ Zed' who, according to Adidas, has 5 mins to'run, moon-walk, climb walls, avoid some dodgy-looking thugs, collect power-ups, and pull off loony rooftop-to-rooftop stunts' to get on-stage before his set starts. It looks fittingly retro -- see for yourself in the video we've included after the breakdance. More info <a href="http://www.adidasforum.com/not-mi-adidas-predator-x-hypebeasts-staff-blog-hypebeast/" rel="nofollow">Adidas Forum</a> Adidas Forum
Now here’s a shoe-in for the list of the year’s best gaming-related clothing : Adidas has brought back its ZX 500 running shoe, and, since it originally hails from the ’80s, the gaming galvanized design and coloring is a no-brainer … Right? The kicks would possibly not be the coolest part of the deal, either ; they come packed with a combination bracelet/USB flashdrive containing ZX Runner, a computer game based primarily on … The shoe itself.

GameCulture writes that the game stars a personality named’DJ Zed’ who, according to Adidas, has 5 mins to’run, moon-walk, climb walls, avoid some dodgy-looking thugs, collect power-ups, and pull off loony rooftop-to-rooftop stunts’ to get on-stage before his set starts. It looks fittingly retro — see for yourself in the video we’ve included after the breakdance.

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]]> By: Stacey Wittig http://publicartreview.com/truly-appalling/2007/11/12/#comment-124 Stacey Wittig Wed, 30 Sep 2009 22:00:25 +0000 http://publicartaroundtheworld.wordpress.com/2007/11/12/truly-appalling/#comment-124 Hello All, For a much better representation of the iconic mountain man, see the public art featured at http://www.mountainmanbronzes.com/William-Sherley-Williams.html Control Number: IAS AZ000467 Repository: Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 The monument by B R Pettit was unveiled in 1980 by Senator Barry Goldwater in a celebration that was covered by the national media. Hello All,

For a much better representation of the iconic mountain man, see the public art featured at http://www.mountainmanbronzes.com/William-Sherley-Williams.html

Control Number: IAS AZ000467

Repository: Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012

The monument by B R Pettit was unveiled in 1980 by Senator Barry Goldwater in a celebration that was covered by the national media.

]]> By: Johnny Appleseed http://publicartreview.com/truly-appalling/2007/11/12/#comment-21 Johnny Appleseed Mon, 25 Feb 2008 22:24:37 +0000 http://publicartaroundtheworld.wordpress.com/2007/11/12/truly-appalling/#comment-21 When 'Mountain Man' arrived we thought it was a North Korean plot so we wrote to the Meander Valley Council demanding it's return to President Kim. The council swung into action and ignored our request. A once beautiful park on the banks of the Meander River is now a 'fun park' full of 'f-art'. Help! When ‘Mountain Man’ arrived we thought it was a North Korean plot so we wrote
to the Meander Valley Council demanding it’s return to President Kim. The council swung into action and ignored our request. A once beautiful park on the
banks of the Meander River is now a ‘fun park’ full of ‘f-art’. Help!

]]> By: Friggin Loon http://publicartreview.com/truly-appalling/2007/11/12/#comment-20 Friggin Loon Mon, 25 Feb 2008 03:26:31 +0000 http://publicartaroundtheworld.wordpress.com/2007/11/12/truly-appalling/#comment-20 I second the motion, truly appalling. I heard that people were absolutely horrified when it was unveiled in 2002. You only mentioned Mountain Man, there are two other sculptures unveiled at the same time and they do not fare any bettter. I second the motion, truly appalling. I heard that people were absolutely horrified when it was unveiled in 2002. You only mentioned Mountain Man, there are two other sculptures unveiled at the same time and they do not fare any bettter.

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