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After complaints by some Greenville County residents about the new sculptures downtown, the county s finance committee voted 4-1 to re-allocate funds earmarked for the Hispanic Alliance. The Hispanic Alliance worked with the City of Greenville and fundraised through private sponsors to bring the temporary exhibit to downtown through October.The nine sculptures - six in Falls Park, two outside the Peace Center and one inside - were created by Mexican artist Jorge Marín. Many depict a male figure with wings. Some of the figures wear masquerade-style face coverings. The bodies are not wearing clothing. Only one of the pieces shows any graphic depiction of genitalia. That particular sculpture is inside the Peace Center, with the front of the male figure facing away from the street view. Petitions both for and against the sculptures sprang up on the internet, as did social media posts involving the naked men in masks and wings, as well as the giant wings in Falls Park.The City of