![]() Some authorities have suggested that Bernini chose this representation deliberately, playing on the fact that in sculpted form, Medusa has herself been turned to stone. Artistic DetailsĪ notable feature of Bernini’s sculpture is that, unusually for this subject, Medusa is shown as alive and monstrous, rather than, as many other artists represented her, as a defeated figure with her head cut off. The sculpture is now in the care of the Capitoline Museums. It portrays the head and shoulders of a monstrous, snake-haired woman with a petrifying glare: Medusa, from classical mythology. It is not known exactly when it was sculpted, although a date in the 1630s is usually suggested. “My hope is that when people walk out of the courthouse, they will connect with and they will have either have accomplished a comfortable sense of justice of themselves or feel empowered to continue to fight for equality for those being prosecuted,” Andersen said.Medusa is a marble sculpture by the Italian artist, Gian Lorenzo Bernini. With support from the NYC Parks Department, the statue will be on view for six months. “The fact that women are finally, in this moment, finding their voice together is what has allowed this work to come forward and has allowed the prosecution against Weinstein to actualize,” Andersen said. The verdict was celebrated by his dozens of accusers and their supporters as a watershed moment for the #MeToo movement. 24 of raping an aspiring actress and sexually abusing a TV and film production assistant. The once-powerful Hollywood mogul was convicted Feb. ![]() “What she represents is an ancient narrative of victim-shaming for being raped and we’re not going to take that anymore and that’s not how things are going to work going forward,” Andersen said.Īndersen said it’s “powerful” that the statue has found its home in Collect Pond Park, just steps from the trial that capped off Weinstein’s stunning fall from grace. She said though the statue was first created in 2008, it has taken on new meaning during the #MeToo movement. “He looked into the story and asked the question, ‘What would it look like if she were able to defend herself?’ “ didn’t just flip the script and put a female shape on a male experience,” said Bek Andersen, who is the founder of the Medusa With The Head Project. The new effigy, however, gives Medusa a different ending, depicting her as empowered as she holds Perseus’ severed head in defiance. ![]() She was exiled and later hunted down by Perseus, who then displayed her head on his shield as a trophy. The 1,000-pound bronze sculpture is a reimagined version of Medusa, a figure of ancient Greek mythology who was raped by one of the most powerful gods, Poseidon.īut instead of Poseidon being punished, Medusa was blamed and transformed into a monstrous beast with snakes for hair, as well as a gaze that could turn men into stone. “The place chosen is not accidental, since there they judge cases for crimes related to violence against women,” Sculptor Luciano Garbati wrote on Instagram. “Medusa With The Head of Perseus” will be installed Monday and unveiled the following day in a park across from Manhattan Supreme Court, according to the group behind the statue. Harvey Weinstein found guilty of rape, sex assault at Los Angeles trialĪ seven-foot statue of Medusa holding the head of a Greek hero will soon stand across from a Manhattan courthouse where Harvey Weinstein was convicted to honor the #MeToo movement. Kevin Spacey thanks film museum for having 'the balls' to honor him with award Ellen Barkin claims director 'ripped' her merkin off during nude sceneĪrmie Hammer was 'suicidal' after scandal and 'molested' by a pastor as a child
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