Venus and Cupid (sculpture)
Love, The Most Beautiful Of Absolute Disasters, popularly known as Venus and Cupid is a sculpture by Shane A. Johnstone which stands on a slight promontory beside Morecambe Bay on the western approach to Morecambe, Lancashire, England.
It was erected in 2005 on Scalestone Point, site of a former gun emplacement, between the coast road and the sea, and commemorates the 24 cockle-pickers who died in the bay in 2004.[1]
In 2011 the artist threatened to destroy the sculpture because the local council was not prepared to pay for its insurance and upkeep. The Venus & Cupid Arts Trust was formed to save the sculpture and to care for other public art in Morecambe.[2][3]
References
- ^ Stevens, Becky (8 October 2013). "The Venus and Cupid Statue". LPC Furniture. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
- ^ "Welcome to the Venus and Cupid Arts Trust". Venus & Cupid Arts Trust. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
- ^ "Venus and Cupid fund may lead to Morecambe arts trust". BBC News. 14 February 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
External links
- Venus & Cupid Arts Trust official website
- "Venus & Cupid Arts Trust, registered charity no. 1150570". Charity Commission for England and Wales.
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