Denver has worked hard over the years to get rid of it's cow town image and has definitely become much more cosmopolitan since I moved here 34 years ago. This can be seen in the progression of its public art from cowboys astride horses (as seen in the photograph above) to much more modern (i.e. bizarre) pieces. What other city can boast of having statues of two giant space aliens dancing next to it's Performing Arts Center, or a huge Blue Bear peering into it's Convention Center? At the entrance to Denver International Airport there is a Devil Horse with glowing red eyes, rearing up on it's hind legs, ready to greet arriving visitors. This horse actually fell on top of and killed it's creator, and the artist's son wound up finishing the piece. My favorite work of public art is a huge pile of red beans located in the Lower Highlands Neighborhood. What I admire most is not the sculpture itself, but the salesmanship of the artist that got it placed in such a conspicuous location. After all, if he can do it...
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