When the Marilyn Monroe statue with her billowing white dress appeared in downtown Palm Springs a decade ago, she drew lots of attention. AdvertisementPS Resorts paid $1 million for the statue, which originally stood in Palm Springs and, before that, Chicago. Palm Springs Art Museum director Louis Grachos told the council that museum visitors, particularly schoolchildren, will stare at Marilyn’s backside and underwear when they enter the museum. CReMa, as it’s known, seeks to move the planned site because it “will block important sight lines and co-opts the taxpayer-funded street leading to noted Palm Springs architect E. Stewart Williams’ architecturally significant Palm Springs Art Museum,” according to a statement on its GoFundMe page. After leaving Palm Springs, the statue returned to New Jersey as part of a retrospective of the late sculptor’s work.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 15, 2021 14:02 UTC