One of thee big stories on Philebs circa 2006 was how City Hall sold out the Philadelphia Museum Of Art, strongarming those poor aesthetes into plopping the godforsaken friggin’ Rocky Statue down in front of one of America’s finest art museums — an act not unlike putting a pig onto a fine silk hat. It still provokes Tourette’s-like outbursts when we think about it, but this year, the PMA just might be making some fucking lemonade out of this lemon. Finally. Retailing at $468, the PMA online store is now offering a Rocky Replica 20″, cast in resin, bronze plated, hand-patinaed, and made of pure, delicious irony. And you’ve just got to love this bit from the product description:

The Philadelphia Museum of Art is known around the world for its superb collection of art and its outstanding architecture; however it is also known for the role it played in the famous scene of the original Rocky film and sequels. [A. Thomas] Schomberg’s sculpture was placed at the foot of the Museum’s East Stairs in September 2006.

Which is a much nicer way of saying, “Our museum rules at life. But it also has a giant piece of shit in front of it that attracts rubes and proles as though and as if they were actual human flies. Would you like to buy a replica of this steaming pile, perhaps?” At at twenty inches tall, it’s pretty much the perfect size to shove up someone’s ass. Just saying.
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This entry was posted on Tuesday, December 9th, 2008 at 12:56 pm.