45-Foot Statue of Nude Woman Not Coming to Union Square After All, But Might End at Embarcadero Plaza

45-Foot Statue of Nude Woman Not Coming to Union Square After All, But Might End at Embarcadero Plaza

A giant statue of a nude woman that debuted at Burning Man 2015 will not be installed in Union Square as planned, as it is apparently a risk for the plaza’s tiles, though there is a Plan B afoot to bring it to the Embarcadero Plaza.

No giant naked woman statue for Union Square

A plan to temporarily install a nearly 50-foot tall statue of a naked woman in Union Square is off out of concerns that the weight of the enormous artwork and its base could crack granite tiles in the plaza.

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Due to an engineering issue “R-Evolution” was determined to be too heavy for the historic tile foundation of the San Francisco plaza.