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Exclusive | Nutty professor who held machete to Post reporter’s neck rambles about ‘violent fascists’ in defense of her $407K taxpayer-funded artwork
- Rodriguez defends a $407K public art project in the Bronx amid ongoing controversy.
- The project allocated $407,000, with Rodriguez taking an $81,400 artist fee.
- The sculpture is titled ‘Phoenix Ladder’ and is described as a 23-foot-tall monument in the Bronx.
- Rodriguez published a Hyperallergic column defending the artwork and asserting a political crisis.
- The public art program in question is the city’s Percent for Arts initiative tied to Grand Concourse reconstruction.
- Neighbors criticized the statue, with locals calling it junk and an eyesore.
- Rodriguez faced legal consequences in 2023 for an assault on a Post reporter.
- Rodriguez faced further career setbacks, including a teaching axing at Cooper Union in 2024.
- The article frames the monument as part of a broader Bronx resiliency narrative tied to 1970s arson and renewal.
- The report highlights controversy around the department’s funding decisions for public art.
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