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The San Diego Wave Misses the Mark with New Alex Morgan Mural
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PRINT Magazine
On Monday morning, I awoke to a startling interpretation of USWNT soccer legend Alex Morgan staring back at me from my phone.
Retiring from professional soccer at the end of last season, Morgan’s club team, the San Diego Wave in the NWSL, had attempted to honor the talisman of their franchise with a mural.
But that’s why I have strong opinions about how a piece like this is executed, and though well-meaning, this Morgan mural misses the mark.
This cringey Morgan mural got me ruminating on other well-intentioned artistic interpretations of professional athletes that unfortunately also fell short.
A nice idea in theory, but similar to the Alex Morgan mural, the bronze representation of Wade is distractingly unflattering.
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