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| outdoor sculptures in england | |
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The work is among the earliest examples of was building "a city in the forest", with substantially more open green space than found in traditional cities. Furthermore, there are real farms with real cows within 2 miles/3 km of the site, and the cows are currently located in a real field. The Noel Edmonds regularly made jibes about them. On their site in a public park, the ''Cows'' have suffered many indignities — though it could be argued that these were consistent with their conceptual origins. They have been painted pink, become Zebra s, had pyjama bottoms added, have been beheaded in the style of Damien Hirst , have acquired BSE (mad cow disease) Graffiti , had one of the calves kidnapped (with ransom notes to the local papers). One of the ''Cows'' briefly enjoyed the services of a Papier-mâché bull. When UK Culture Minister Kim Howells referred to modern art trends as "conceptual bullshit", the ''Cows'' acquired concrete cow-pats. Local legend has it that the ears of the ''Cows'' have shrunk over the years, as more protruding versions have been knocked off by enthusiastic riders. To the outrage {Link without Title} of the Scots (with no representatives in the list) the Milton Keynes ''Concrete Cows'' have been short-listed among the 100 best works of sculpture in Britain. The list was prepared for Sky Television 's ''Artsworld'' channel, for a programme to be shown in December 2005. TRIVIA
LOCATION The ''Cows'' are next to the A422 (Monks Way) where it passes under the West Coast Main Line , near its junction with the A5 . Nearest rail stations are Milton Keynes Central and Wolverton . There is a Youth Hostel nearby, in Bradwell Village . EXTERNAL LINKS
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