| R-Evolution | |
|---|---|
 R-Evolution while it was on display in Miami | |
| Artist | Marco Cochrane |
| Year | 2015 |
| Medium | Steel rod and tubing covered by stainless-steel mesh |
| Subject | Feminine strength and liberation |
| Dimensions | 1400 cm(550 in) |
| Weight | 32,000 pounds |
R-Evolution is the third and final sculpture in Marco Cochrane's series, The Bliss Project. The work debuted at Burning Man in 2015, and was installed in Embarcadero Plaza in San Francisco in April of 2025. [1]
The 47-foot (14 m) tall, 32,000-pound (15,000 kg)R-Evolution sculpture is standing in a tadasana pose. In December 2016, activists applied for a permit to display R-Evolution on the National Mall starting in November 2017 for the "Catharsis on the Mall" event, [2] but the permit was denied over fears the turf would be damaged. Although the sculpture was too tall for temporary installations on the Mall, a height variance was issued and later revoked. [3] Undaunted, the group instead applied to exhibit a 26-foot (7.9 m)-tall composite photograph of 27 naked women holding the same pose, which a spokeswoman called "a healing image and it's about making women feel safe in their environments." [4]
