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A towering 45-foot-tall nude woman that’s been turning heads along San Francisco’s waterfront is officially on the market — but anyone hoping to take her home better have deep pockets.
The massive metal sculpture known as “R-Evolution,” now renamed “I Am,” is up for sale or lease after its high-profile run at Embarcadero Plaza, according to creator Marco Cochrane.
Buying the 13,000-pound artwork won’t come cheap.
While Cochrane hasn’t listed an asking price, the costs are expected to climb well into the six figures. It cost roughly $300,000 just to install the giant sculpture in the city’s Embarcadero Plaza.
The colossal figure was created by Cochrane and modeled after California dancer and singer Deja Solis.
Cochrane said the statue is “up for sale and lease” and encouraged interested buyers to contact him if they want to make the eye-catching landmark their own.
“With this piece, Model Deja Solis explores and expresses what she feels like when she can just be…a whole person… a woman, radiating her energy into the world calm.. just breathing.”
The statue will be disassembled and leave San Francisco in October
The massive female is also known for its “breathing” period every day, when its metal chest expands and contracts. There is also two periods during the day when the statue is lit up.
A spokesperson for Building 180, who works with Cochrane, told SF Gate the statue “is on temporary loan and is available for purchase.”
“We believe great public artworks shouldn’t return to storage — they deserve to find permanent homes where they can continue to inspire,” said the spokesperson. “Just as importantly, living artists deserve to be celebrated, supported, and paid for creating the work that enriches our communities.”
The huge woman was originally part of a privately funded project called Big Art Loop to bring 100 temporarily installed large-scale sculptures to public spaces in SF over the next few years.
Anyone interested in buying and installing the statue will need a crew to collect its 7 parts and bolt them together with the help of a crane and forklift.
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