Tokyo's 7 Stupidest Public Art Pieces

Above, "Maman" in Roppongi Hills made the list. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Oh-oh! RocketNews24 may (or may not) stir up a hornets' nest with a new post.

Their post is what they (or, at least the writer of the piece) consider to be "Tokyo's 7 Stupidest Public Art Pieces."

I saw one of them two months ago (has it really been that long ago already?) while I was in Roppongi Hills. Actually, I rather like it!

They begin the article with:

Any city with aspirations to be a vibrant international metropolis should invest in interesting, challenging and useful public art, and Tokyo has certainly done so. There are some absolutely amazing artworks scattered around our fair city, but there are also some complete abominations lurking as well. 

While acknowledging that art is subjective and one person’s favorite piece is another person’s piece of crap, here are what I consider the seven stupidest public artworks in Tokyo.

To see what they are, go here.