sixbeastsandtwomonkeys (2009) is a series of eight bronze sculptures by artist Peter Shelton, commissioned for the Police Administration Building in downtown Los Angeles, in the U.S. state of California. The sculptures depict six beasts and two monkeys.
The eight semi-abstract sculptures, each on its own pedestal, are placed along the sidewalk on Spring Street directly opposite the LA Times building.
The cost of the project was created through the Los Angeles' Percent-For-Art program and cost $512,000.https://www.americansforthearts.org/by-program/networks-and-councils/public-art-network/public-art-year-in-review-database/sixbeastsandtwomonkeys In 2010, Americans for the Arts included it on the list of the forty best public artworks in the U.S.
Reception After the installation of the eight sculptures in Los Angeles Police Plaza, the active police chief at the time, William J. Bratton said the sculptures looked like "some sort of cow splat".
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