Glowing blue boxes in Harvard Square

Harbinger of impending K-Mart?

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Both KMart and Harvard Sq

By Blue Light Special - anon (not verified) | Sat, 07/05/2008 - 3:38pm

Both KMart and Harvard Sq being on the decline, it's probably just yuppie 'artistes' reconstituting a proscribed image.

Should we be scared?

By Jiffywoob | Sat, 07/05/2008 - 3:42pm

Like the Mooninite, I personally take this campaign as a terrorist threat. Any glowing lights in public obviously means that doomsday is imminent.

Someone is obviously out to get us.

I dunno I actually kinda

By anon (not verified) | Sat, 07/05/2008 - 5:11pm

I dunno I actually kinda like the boxes, although I have to admit in pictures they look a bit cheesy.

You should check it out in person, and when its darker then when that picture was taken.

Well...

By Jiffywoob | Sat, 07/05/2008 - 5:20pm

I kinda hoped people would have taken my comment as it was meant to be: complete and utter sarcasm.

I looove the concept of street art, even if it's unorthodox (baby heads, anyone?*). I think there should be more of it, as long as it's not vandalism.

There are a few public installations I've seen that I just don't get, but others do, and offer a chance for contemplation, positive or negative.

*I realize that the baby heads are on private property, so don't technically constitute "street art," but the philosophy is the same.

I dont think he/she was

By Rob (not verified) | Sat, 07/05/2008 - 6:11pm

I dont think he/she was taking you seriously.

Im the same anon from

By anon (not verified) | Sat, 07/05/2008 - 7:45pm

Im the same anon from before... I really need to get a name here lol

I should have responded to the first comment directly as I wasnt responding to the mooninite post lol. I know that was supposed to be a funny.

My point was that its not Kmart/Walmart style stuff, its actually quite nice when taken in its full context on that street, and I see more construction going on so Im guessing theres more to come.

I suspect that the KMart

By Not logged in... (not verified) | Sat, 07/05/2008 - 9:27pm

I suspect that the KMart reference referred not to quality of art, but to blue light specials.

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