How sad that with so much local and regional history in Durango, our recent sculpture set at the U.S. Highway 550/160 intersection communicates nothing about where we live. A true arc of history could have used symbols or representations of mountains, rivers, trains, Native Americans, pioneers, miners and settlers. Instead, we have a piece of nonsensical modern art that belongs in a junkyard.

If the art community and the City Council insist on leaving that ridiculous sculpture in place, at least change its name. It looks like a rock banana to me.

Andrew Gulliford

Durango