“A provocative pink sculpture erected in one of New York City’s busiest destinations is enraging locals over its ‘grotesque’ look and not-so-subtle features.

The 10-foot-tall ‘Foot Fountain (pink),’ which is slated to grace Manhattan’s High Line Park through May 2026, is composed of a foot at its base with a flesh-colored column extending upward in all its phallic glory.”

Daily Mail

In a patriarchal society it is understandable that many of our cities have prominent phallic symbols erected to remind everyone that it’s a man’s world

In San Francisco, America’s Gay Mecca, the 210-foot Coit Tower was installed on top of Telegraph Hill. There’s the Ypsilanti Water Tower in Ypsilanti, Michigan, known affectionately by locals as “Brick Dick.” In D.C, where the most powerful men in the world shape our society, there’s the colossal 500-foot-tall Washington Monument. The most famous phallic-shaped building in New York is the 102-story Empire State Building, located in Midtown Manhattan.

Now there is another phallic symbol in Manhattan that is generating buzz. The Foot Fountain Pink sculpture is relatively short for a phallus symbol at only ten feet, it is pink, and its base is a foot, instead of balls. You do not have to be an art critic to deduce that this ridiculous looking penis was created by a woman, Mika Rottenberg.

The piece is topped by a sprinkler that spouts water. Regardless of how you feel about the work of art, at least it serves a functional purpose in these sizzling summer days.