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''Kvinneakt'' ("female nude" or "nude woman" in Norwegian) is an abstract bronze sculpture located on the Transit Mall of downtown Portland, Oregon. Designed and created by Norman J. Taylor between 1973 and 1975, the work was funded by TriMet and the United States Department of Transportation and was installed on the Transit Mall in 1977. The following year ''Kvinneakt'' appeared in the "Expose Yourself to Art" poster, which featured future Mayor of Portland Bud Clark flashing the sculpture. It remained in place until November 2006, when it was temporarily removed during renovation of the Transit Mall and installation of the MAX Light Rail on the mall. Originally located on Fifth Avenue, the sculpture was reinstalled on the mall in 2009 at a different location, on SW Sixth Avenue between Alder and Morrison, where it remains. According to TriMet, ''Kvinneakt'' is one of 40 public art sculptures in the Transit Mall's art collection. The sculpture is part of the City of Portland and Multnomah County Public Art Collection courtesy of the Regional Arts & Culture Council and is administered by the City of Portland Metropolitan Arts Commission.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Kvinneakt, 1975 )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Kvinneakt, (sculpture) )〕 ==History== ''Kvinneakt'' was designed and created by Norman J. Taylor, a Seattle-based artist and professor of sculpture at the University of Washington, between 1973 and 1975.〔〔 The piece is an abstract bronze sculpture depicting a full-length nude woman measuring 71" x 38" x 25".〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Public Art Search: ''Kvinneakt'' )〕 ''Kvinneakt'' was one of 11 sculptures selected for the ''Portland Mall'' transit mall from more than 500 entries that entered a juried competition. The works were purchased through a budget of $250,000;〔 ''Kvinneakt'' was commissioned at a cost of $6,500. Funding sources for the project included Tri-Met (20 percent) and the United States Department of Transportation (80 percent).〔〔 Of the 11 sculptures, only ''Kvinneakt'' and Kathleen McCullough's (née Conchuratt) ''Cat in Repose'' were considered "figurative".〔 Claiming his intention was not to be vulgar, Taylor said: "It's about grace and motion and a certain beauty and pride in the human figure. That may be sensual, but that's far different from sex."〔 According to the Regional Arts & Culture Council, Taylor intended the piece to be "confrontational"; he admitted, "the worst reaction you could give my work is no reaction."〔 ''Kvinneakt'' was installed on the newly built Transit Mall in 1977.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Sculpture and Statues – A History of Portland, Oregon Through its Art )〕 The bronze sculpture was sited on SW Fifth Avenue near Washington Street〔 (between Washington and Stark). In 1978, ''Kvinneakt'' appeared on the "Expose Yourself to Art" poster, which featured future Portland Mayor Bud Clark flashing the nude woman. In 1981, about 30 minutes before the start of April Fools' Day, three men attempted to steal the statue, breaking it free from its pedestal and dragging it towards a waiting car before being spotted by a city worker and fleeing the scene.〔 Damage from the incident included a broken right index finger and other cracks. Repairs cost $3,000 and were undertaken by Norman Taylor, who also strengthened the sculpture's body and its connections to its base.〔 ''Kvinneakt'' was reinstalled at Fifth Avenue and Washington six months later, in October 1981.〔 The sculpture has served as a stop on walking tours of the city, including the Metropolitan Arts Commission's 1987 "Portland Public Art" walking tour and the 2003 Public Art Conference's walking tour of downtown.〔 On November 7, 2006, ''Kvinneakt'' was temporarily removed for renovation of the Transit Mall and installation of MAX Light Rail along the mall. The removal was supervised by staff of the Regional Arts & Culture Council. During this time ''Kvinneakt'' and other removed works were cleaned and refurbished. In September 2009, the statue was re-sited on SW Sixth Avenue between Alder and Morrison.〔 Representatives from the Regional Arts & Culture Council and the TriMet Public Art Program conducted the unveiling. According to the former organization's public art manager, the sculpture will likely remain in its current location for as long as 30 years.〔 There have been other instances when ''Kvinneakt'' was used to make a statement or act as a prop. On April Fools' Day, 1982, the Portland Rainmakers gathered around the sculpture, issued a proclamation condemning nudity, "even in statues, for viewing by the general public", and left the statue covered with a "size 42-plus", lacy bra. In 1984 the statue was vandalized with the painted text "Jesus Saves". In January 1985, on the day Bud Clark took the oath of office of Mayor of Portland, ''Kvinneakt'' was draped anonymously with a sash reading "Congratulations". In 2007 Tom Burkleaux, founder of New Deal Vodka, posted an image of the sculpture on the company's website with the woman's nipples airbrushed off, protesting censorship after the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau deemed the website "offensive". In 2012, Century of Action, a project of the Oregon Women's History Consortium, used the sculpture to promote women's suffrage by placing a "Votes for Women" sash across her chest as part of the organization's "Sash Project".〔Sources for Century of Action's Sash Project: * *(【引用サイトリンク】title=Sash Project: Put a Sash On It ) *〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kvinneakt」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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