The “Flying Mushroom” in Downtown Phoenix</h1> <article> <h1>The “Flying Mushroom” in Downtown Phoenix</h1> <p>SamLowe — Tue, 15 May 2012 03:25:03 +0000</p> PHOENIX -- One of the more recent additions to the city's public art is large and a bit difficult to understand. Since being installed in the Civic Space Park in 2009, it has drawn considerable comment, not all of it favorable. 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