Talk:The Embrace

Independent art critics?
Can anyone find reviews of this sculpture by independent art critics? (That is, professional critics who were not involved in commissioning the statue nor associated with the artist.) --Metropolitan90 (talk) 01:48, 17 January 2023 (UTC)

Not so far, but here is a newspaper article that is less one-sided than the ones quoted in the article. https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/01/16/metro/marveling-embrace-bostonians-celebrate-superhero-martin-luther-king-jr-day/ Dirca palustris (talk) 02:24, 17 January 2023 (UTC)

Mention of "penis" resemblance in "Reception"?
Various sources (as well as plenty of online discourse, but I know we stick with reliable sources) mention people have compared the statue from certain angles to a penis. 2803:4600:1116:12E7:250F:EC4F:BDAF:438E (talk) 20:32, 17 January 2023 (UTC)

Responses mostly negative, mixed, or too soon to say?
From here, I'd say it's mostly negative. Especially on Black Twitter and in Black media. The criticism is frank and brutal. Almost no one is liking this thing. The King Center is totally silent. I guess the wording here is going to shift over the coming days and weeks, depending on spin control and who gets the shiniest sources to say what. - CorbieVreccan  ☊ ☼ 22:47, 17 January 2023 (UTC)
 * I think it should stay mixed for now, simply because we are not far enough away from the raft of positive reviews in big outlets. Several art critics did like it, and a handful of members of the King family did speak positively about it. Unless a tranche of really positive reviews come out in the next few weeks though, then it should change to negative, but should probably have some clarifying language re: the split in the extended King family. But I doubt those reviews will come (and if they do, they would likely be inorganic, mostly focused on the conceptual aspects of the work, framed around "public backlash as censorship," and probably written thanks to some big string-pulling from his gallerists). 19h00s (talk) 22:57, 17 January 2023 (UTC)
 * OK taking back my first point about critics, even the Times piece is written by a news staffer. Yeah it's getting panned, I'm with y'all on the wording. 19h00s (talk) 23:03, 17 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Also, what "handful" of the family? One of the couple's children, and his teenage kid attended. That's it, afaik. Unless I've missed something, loud silence from the rest of the family, notably from Bernice King, the couple's daughter who inherited the leadership of the King Center from Coretta Scott King. I just find this whole thing sad and disturbing. Like, why didn't anyone step up during the process... (sorry, won't derail any more). - CorbieVreccan  ☊ ☼ 23:09, 17 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Truth be told I just considered two people to be a handful but I guess that is in fact only two people. My numerical failings aside though, I can't help but agree with you there, even if it is a derailing conversation to get into the emotions of it all.
 * A contextually important note for the coming weeks though, as reviews do come in/reactions come out from the art world and beyond: Thomas just joined Pace, which is going to be working overtime on narrative control: ArtNews --19h00s (talk) 00:06, 19 January 2023 (UTC)

I was physically at the Embrace on Memorial Day and I didn't encounter any negative opinions from the crowds going through and taking photos. I will admit that it looks much better in person than it appears in photographs. But it's a wonderful statue in person and a joy to walk through. The last sentence of the first paragraph is unwarranted based on my first-hand experiences on site. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2607:FB91:F6C:41C0:55B1:FCFD:D9D6:FD2B (talk) 01:58, 29 June 2023 (UTC)

Guardian Interview with Thomas & Seneca Scott
The artist, along with Seneca Scott, were interviewed by The Guardian this week, their answers definitely complicate a bit of the narrative. Don't know how this should be incorporated, flagging for review. Article 19h00s (talk) 17:52, 20 January 2023 (UTC)

Improved image for The Embrace
I noticed that the image for this article is perhaps unnecessarily dark and pixelated. While still following fair-use procedure, I believe that this image could provide a meaningful improvement to the article. Tyxcho (talk) 15:40, 8 February 2023 (UTC)
 * It's a kinder angle, as well. I would support, um, swapping their positions in the article. - CorbieVreccan  ☊ ☼ 00:01, 13 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Thank you! I have changed the image from the Wikimedia version (due to be deleted as it is a non-free image) to the Wikipedia version (allowed under fair use). Tyxcho (talk) 12:59, 16 February 2023 (UTC)

Why only arms?
The article rightly includes criticism of the sculpture being of arms only, but doesn't say why the unusual decision to make the statue that way was reached. Jim Michael 2 (talk) 12:36, 16 March 2023 (UTC)

Weight
weight listed under weight is 400000 lbs. Under description it says 19 tons. 19 tons ≠ 400000 lbs 2601:197:B80:33F0:FCCE:D55F:8B78:7225 (talk) 13:22, 19 November 2023 (UTC)


 * Ok, so change the weight and cite a source! 19h00s (talk) 14:15, 19 November 2023 (UTC)