Venus and Cupid (sculpture)

The sculpture, seen in 2007 at Morecambe

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

  1. ↑ Stevens, Becky (8 October 2013). "The Venus and Cupid Statue". LPC Furniture. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "Welcome to the Venus and Cupid Arts Trust". Venus & Cupid Arts Trust. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "Venus and Cupid fund may lead to Morecambe arts trust". BBC News. 14 February 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2015.

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Coordinates: 54°05′04″N 2°49′59″W / 54.08436°N 2.83298°W


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