AP — GRAND RAPIDS SCULPTURE MISTAKEN FOR BODY HANGING FROM BUILDING

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GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. (AP) — They thought it was a man hanging on for dear life. Instead, it was just a “Man Hanging Out.”

The life-sized sculpture of Sigmund Freud hanging from atop the Trade Center Building prompted calls to the police and fire departments December 4.

WZZM-TV reports the artwork by Czech sculptor David Cerny is suspended by one hand from a pole, seven stories up. It also has appeared in Prague and London and was in Chicago over the summer.

The police and fire departments say they were not informed of the statue’s placement, but the owner of an art gallery said she has a permit for it.

The Cerny sculpture will be in Grand Rapids until spring.