Although though the street art project from 1974 has been discontinued some years later, it broke fresh ground. Therefore, it is somehow out of the question, if the Nanas deserved controversy. They needed it. The Nanas had been perfect for this conflict that gave the city a new direction. As mentioned above, a different statue might have caused the same effect on society, but you will never know. 30 years ago, nobody knew exactly where to stand. Call it cultural movements or social upheavals, every discussion about new cloth, new music or any other thing of interest made sense. Looking back, Hanover deserved some attention for this curiosity in the history of art. If we see how much adored and loved Niki de St. Phalles´ work is today, we should not argue about "much ado about nothing". We should consider that the figures themselves did not force any controversy, its has been the public itself. If you question the value of this controversy, you must also question the people. In fact judging yourself is almost impossible.…