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Liberals are up in arms over public funds being spent on art. I guess some tax money being spent on art is bad after all.
Sculptor who killed dog set to make San Francisco Central Subway art | Joshua Sabatini | Transportation | San Francisco ExaminerA Brooklyn artist who once shot and killed a dog and called it art has landed a coveted $750,000 city art contract for the Central Subway. As if the $1.6 billion railway werent controversial enough, artist Tom Otterness commission can be expected to generate criticism from dog lovers and animal rights groups. In June, the board of directors of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency approved a contract with Otterness for 59 bronze sculptures to fill three levels of the proposed subways Moscone station. An agency spokesman said the board was unaware of Otterness controversial past and relied on a recommendation from the Arts Commission. But in May, animal rights groups and dog lovers blasted a planned Otterness art project involving bronze lions at a New York Public Library branch. An online petition to revoke the commission was signed by 11,209 people.