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Matt Damon wants to put statue of Robin Williams in Boston Public Garden (www.masslive.com)

submitted 3 months ago by ElfWord to c/boston

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Damon said in an interview with the YouTuber Jake Hamilton that an artist wants to add a permanent bronze statue of Williams in the lagoon area of the Garden [in the spot where where they filmed the famous bench scene in Good Will Hunting].

“The idea being that if you feel alone you can go sit next to him, which I think is the coolest idea. It would be like the most beautiful installation and like such a tribute to that guy, who I think would’ve loved that.”

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago (2 children)

That article doesn't say anything about the moratorium except that it exists. My question was why it exists

[–] MirthfulAlembic 4 points 3 months ago

Probably because it already has a lot of memorials and, having been there, does not have a lot of space to add more without turning it from a functional park to an outside museum. There are a lot of historical public spaces in Boston that are unable to function as anything besides a tourist spot due to that. Bostonians still exist and need green spaces to live and play.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

That’s fair. I was responding to the bit where you said you didn’t see it.

As for the why - no idea, honestly.