San Francisco leaders are hoping a 45-foot mesh wire sculpture of a naked woman with open palms is just the thing that will woo weary shoppers back to the city’s famed Union Square district.
The artwork by Marco Cochrane first showed up at Burning Man in 2013. The installation, which will be lit up at night, will make its debut at Union Square on Jan. 29, followed by an official welcome party with a DJ and full bar on Feb. 6.
Merchants in the area hope that the sculpture will spark a revival of the downtown shopping district, which has been decimated by the pandemic, looted by thieves, and has had high-end stores close up shop in recent years.
“This work of art will be a huge draw for the region,” said Marisa Rodriguez, CEO of…
