LA TIMES: What’s the deal with those massive, eerily lifelike sculptures of swimmers on Rodeo Drive?

The gigantic sculptures, though sedentary, have been on tour. They began in New York City, on Park Avenue, from 34th Street to 39th Street in Murray Hill. Then they made their way down Manhattan to the Seaport, beside the Brooklyn Bridge. One statue (fittingly named “The Diver”) traversed the Atlantic ocean to Paris, where he arched proudly in front of the Eiffel Tower for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Then the pieces made their way to Chicago, where they lined Michigan Avenue from the Wrigley Building north toward Oak Street.