An 18-foot horned statue featured at the University of Houston — and dubbed by pro-life groups as “Satanic” — was beheaded during Hurricane Beryl on Monday, the New York Times reported.
The sculpture is called “Witness” and is part of a three-part installation from artist Shahzia Sikander called Havah… to breathe, air, life. The sculpture is a naked female figure with braids gnarled into goat horns, arms like tentacles, and a judicial lace collar to pay homage to the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a strong supporter of abortion.
University officials announced on Tuesday that a vandal had attacked the sculpture, according to the report. Officials reportedly told Sikander that campus police have footage of the incident, which occurred amid intense weather and power outages during Hurricane Beryl.
“We were disappointed to learn the statue was damaged early Monday morning as Hurricane Beryl was hitting Houston. The damage is believed to be intentional,” Kevin Quinn, executive director of media relations for the university, said in a statement to the Times. “T
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