Overview
- The Port Authority said the sculptures will stay at the port entrance for six months before dismantling and relocation to a less prominent site, following conversations with City Hall.
- The decision unwinds a 25-year renewable cession, even after a tender of nearly €70,000 for pedestals and partial construction of three‑metre bases.
- Opposition led by the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Telmo and allied groups condemned the project’s aesthetic as kitsch and warned of harm to views at the historic gateway.
- Artist Ginés Serrán-Pagán defended Las columnas del mar—an eight‑metre Neptune and a five‑metre Venus—and threatened to move the works to another city if limited to a short run.
- Critics flagged permitting and transparency concerns, while the Andalusian government said no cultural report was required because the site lies on port property.