That quote from Benjamin Franklin. Using public art to 'make a statement' is always dicey.

While home for two weeks on leave from military service I walked hand-in-hand with the woman who I loved through The Gates in Central Park which for a number of reasons will remain a high point in my own miserable moment in this world. Andy Warhol told us, "In the future everyone will be world-famous for fifteen minutes." A true American Andy exhibited unwarranted optimism. At least Christo and Jean-Claude gave us an hour together in a world-famous crowd and we did not even have to make a stand for or against anything more than the simple pleasures of walking hand-in-hand through the park on a sunny afternoon.

I also walked (alone) through Trafalger Square in 2003 enroute to the National Gallery on the afternoon following seeing Accidental Death of an Anarchist at the Donmar Warehouse and glanced at Admiral Nelson but was much too early to see the newer target for pigeon-powered-patina Alison Lapper Pregnant.

Any public sculpture which says, 'see, I'm not a dictator' is refreshing but those which do not overstay their welcome are easily the most enjoyable and memorable. Carry on.