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The saga of "Erin" -- the nude, giant-posteriored female character that artist Daniel Fila first spray-painted onto a wall on Biscayne Boulevard at NE 37th Street in 2003 -- has been rife with plot twists.
Boo. Thus obliged, Fila replaced the woman's face -- with Shakira's, of course.
Just in time for Art Basel, the artist has again altered the mural. Erin has become a brunette and now holds a big-headed baby near her bosom. Her new face is modeled loosely after his girlfriend's, Fila says.
So is the new baby his? "I guess so," Fila responds ponderously. "There's nobody else in the picture."
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