A generously proportioned statue of a Black woman now stands 12 feet tall in Times Square, and the reasoning behind it raises more questions than answers.

LOL. YAS QUEEN!!

We also seem to be having an epidemic of woke artists erecting tall statues of Black women doing literally nothing.

According to Black Enterprise:

Visitors and residents of Times Square have a new piece of artwork on view these days: a 12-foot-tall sculpture of a woman, titled Grounded in the Stars, stands at Broadway and 46th Street.

The bronze sculpture is the brainchild of London-based figurative artist Thomas J Price. By creating the fictional character, Price aimed to encapsulate the observations, images, and open calls of New York, Los Angeles, and London.

The new installation, presented by Times Square Arts, is a subtle nod to Michelangelo’s David and captures familiar everyday qualities through the woman’s stance, countenance, and clothing.

I am still having trouble seeing how these two are related, but sure, let them go off.

And I hardly doubt that the modern “artist” crafted the sculpture with a single piece of marble, but that is neither here nor there.

Some netizens have also claimed the resemblance to Leticia James is uncanny, and I don’t think it’s possible to disagree. Nonetheless, the fact that the city allowed this sculpture to go up and call it “art” clearly shows an intent to make eyes bleed.

The following questions must be answered: One, why is the woman fat? Two, how exactly does this “confront preconceived notions of identity and representation?” Thirdly, how is an overweight Black woman in modern-day clothes a “subtle nod to Michelangelo’s David?”

The outlet also reported that this is intended to “capture familiar everyday qualities through the woman’s stance, countenance, and clothing.” However, it's unclear what that even means and why such a basic outfit will do that.

These are questions that demand answers—and they also raise the ambiguous debate: Does art imitate life, or does life imitate art? That may remain unclear, but one thing is certain: this queen will go down in history.

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