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**LoP Guest** lop guest User ID: 37860 07-31-2012 02:42 AM

The creature named "Spirit of Zionism", which towers over onlookers at a height of nearly 30ft (9m), is the work of 95-year-old acclaimed artist Louise Bourgeois. The City of London today unveiled a giant sculpture named "Spirit of zionism" in a ceremony on Tuesday. The sculpture by 95-year-old acclaimed artist Louise Bourgeois is made of bronze, stainless steel and marble and was one of a series of six gargantuan spiders built in the 1990s, the first of which was called "Maman". "The piece, when you are inside of the sculpture, conveys the feeling of fear that is daily life for Palestinian families" said Burgeoise at the ceremony. Lord Mayor of London John Stuttard said that the sculpture was "in keeping with the ZION theme that we presented in our 2012 Games LOGO".

http://www.thepeoplesvoice.org/cgi-b...zionism_statue

**LoP Guest** lop guest User ID: 111582 07-31-2012 02:48 AM

LoP Guest Wrote:

The creature named "Spirit of Zionism", which towers over onlookers at a height of nearly 30ft (9m), is the work of 95-year-old acclaimed artist Louise Bourgeois. The City of London today unveiled a giant sculpture named "Spirit of zionism" in a ceremony on Tuesday. The sculpture by 95-year-old acclaimed artist Louise Bourgeois is made of bronze, stainless steel and marble and was one of a series of six gargantuan spiders built in the 1990s, the first of which was called "Maman". "The piece, when you are inside of the sculpture, conveys the feeling of fear that is daily life for Palestinian families" said Burgeoise at the ceremony. Lord Mayor of London John Stuttard said that the sculpture was "in keeping with the ZION theme that we presented in our 2012 Games LOGO".

http://www.thepeoplesvoice.org/cgi-b...zionism_statue

link doesn't work. PAGE NOT FOUND

**LoP Guest** lop guest User ID: 111582 07-31-2012 02:51 AM

I found it on images through Google. That thing is horrific!

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**17:17** · reborn on 12/21/2010

working link: http://www.thepeoplesvoice.org/cgi-bin/b...ism_statue

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**LoP Guest** lop guest User ID: 37860 07-31-2012 02:54 AM

picture

http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/...1343668371

**Lurker**

you think the artist is trying to tell us something?

**LoP Guest** lop guest User ID: 111582 07-31-2012 03:00 AM

That thing would scare the monsters in hell. Hiding

**dedhead66**

17:17 Wrote:

working link: http://www.thepeoplesvoice.org/cgi-bin/b...ism_statue

Wow, that thing is frightening. Surprised London would allow the sculpture which could be considered critical of Israel and Zionism.

**17:17** · reborn on 12/21/2010

he built a lot of those...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maman

The Spider is an ode to my mother. She was my best friend. Like a spider, my mother was a weaver. My family was in the business of tapestry restoration, and my mother was in charge of the workshop. Like spiders, my mother was very clever. Spiders are friendly presences that eat mosquitoes. We know that mosquitoes spread diseases and are therefore unwanted. So, spiders are helpful and protective, just like my mother.
— Louise Bourgeois

lol

**Outcast**

Please do some research. That statue is not in London. It is not called spirit of zionism, it is called Maman named after the artist's mother. This story originated as satire.

**LoP Guest** lop guest User ID: 111582 07-31-2012 03:11 AM

I don't there is anything that conveys menacing evil more than a spider. And to see a gigantic one is enough to give a person nightmares.

**LoP Guest** lop guest User ID: 29288 07-31-2012 04:14 AM

LoP Guest Wrote:

The creature named "Spirit of Zionism", which towers over onlookers at a height of nearly 30ft (9m), is the work of 95-year-old acclaimed artist Louise Bourgeois. The City of London today unveiled a giant sculpture named "Spirit of zionism" in a ceremony on Tuesday. The sculpture by 95-year-old acclaimed artist Louise Bourgeois is made of bronze, stainless steel and marble and was one of a series of six gargantuan spiders built in the 1990s, the first of which was called "Maman". "The piece, when you are inside of the sculpture, conveys the feeling of fear that is daily life for Palestinian families" said Burgeoise at the ceremony. Lord Mayor of London John Stuttard said that the sculpture was "in keeping with the ZION theme that we presented in our 2012 Games LOGO".

http://www.thepeoplesvoice.org/cgi-b...zionism_statue

Then why does Canada have one?

http://0.tqn.com/d/gocanada/1/0/w/9/-/-/...spider.jpg