 Kvinneakt ( " female nude " in Norwegian ) is an abstract bronze sculpture located on the Transit Mall of downtown Portland , Oregon . Designed and created by Norman J. Taylor between 1973 and 1975 , the work was funded by TriMet and the United States Department of Transportation and was installed on the Transit Mall in 1977 . The following year Kvinneakt appeared in the " Expose Yourself to Art " poster which featured future Mayor of Portland Bud Clark flashing the sculpture . It remained in place until November 2006 when it was removed temporarily during renovation of the Transit Mall and the installation of the MAX Light Rail on the mall . 
