Explore the Reception of this artwork.
In 2002, D. K. Row of The Oregonian called Pod a "complex, funny piece," comparing it to a "mechanical spider with an unlikely spine sticking in the air". Row said the sculpture evoked the curves of sculptor Richard Serra and design style of architect Frank Gehry. Michael Powell, owner of Powell's City of Books (located across the street from Pod), called the sculpture "wonderful". Pod has been compared to a scrotum and has even been referred to as the "Ass tickler of God", "Satan's Testicle" and "The Nutsack".
The Oregonian scrotum Richard Serra sculpture Powell's City of Books Frank Gehry