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Blucifer, the Denver airport’s blue mustang, turns 14 years outdated
Blucifer — the considerably beloved, considerably… let’s say, unwelcome mustang statue exterior the Denver airport — turns 14 years outdated on Friday.
It’s exhausting to stay in Colorado and by no means hear in regards to the 32-foot, 9,000-pound blue mustang exterior the Denver airport. Whereas its true identify is Blue Mustang, it’s additionally acquired the identify Blucifer.
Oh, I haven’t aged a day, you neigh? 😉
It might be my forty fifth birthday (in horse years) at present, however I’d agree – I nonetheless seem like a spring foal.
As a result of the folks wish to know, listed below are my high ideas for staying younger ⬇ #HappyBirthdayMustang pic.twitter.com/XuRZsp51OE
— Denver Int’l Airport (@DENAirport) February 11, 2022
The piece was commissioned as a public artwork mission for DIA in 1993. A panel determined to pick out American sculpture artist Luis Jimenez to do the work. He had had his work proven within the Metropolitan Museum of Artwork in New York Metropolis and the Smithsonian American Artwork Museum in Washington, DC.
Should you’ve spent a lot time in and round Denver, you seemingly know what occurred subsequent: Jimenez began the mission however when he was virtually executed, a chunk of the statue fell on him. He suffered a severed artery and lived in a rural space too removed from a hospital to get assist in time.
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And so a conspiracy was born — that the statue was cursed.
The statue was accomplished by Jimenez’s kids in 2008 and erected close to the airport. On the time, virtually all people was sad with the choice. Offended Fb teams have been created. Petitions have been signed. All to no avail.
Conspiracists have additionally questioned why the horse has pink, glowing eyes. However it’s a nod to Jimenez’s father, who owned a neon store in Mexico.
It’s not unusual for stories to flow into about Blucifer being faraway from the airport’s property. We’ve seen it time and time once more on social media — and folks actually start to imagine the Blue Mustang is definitely on its method out.
However airport officers have a simple reply to these rumors: “By no means.”
Blucifer is certainly one of many conspiracies that encompass the Denver Worldwide Airport, together with bunkers, lizard folks, the Illuminati and extra. You possibly can study extra about them right here.
