Wake (sculpture)

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The sculpture in 2013
Wake (sculpture)
Artist Richard Serra
Year2004 (2004)
TypeSculpture
Medium Weathering steel
Location Olympic Sculpture Park (Seattle Art Museum), Seattle, Washington
Coordinates 47°37′02″N122°21′20″W / 47.61716°N 122.3556°W / 47.61716; -122.3556

Wake is a 2004 weathering steel sculpture by Richard Serra, installed at Olympic Sculpture Park in Seattle, Washington. [1] [2] [3] Arts Observer called the installation "a must-see", offering "incredibly diverse perspectives from various angles and vantage points". [4] It was the first piece installed in the park, in July 2006. [5]

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  1. ↑ "Collections - SAM - Seattle Art Museum". Archived from the original on 2020-08-10. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
  2. ↑ "Hey! Is That a Huge Richard Serra Sculpture at Paul Allen's Private Peninsula Lair?". Archived from the original on 2016-08-18. Retrieved 2016-08-14.
  3. ↑ "The Seattle Times | Local news, sports, business, politics, entertainment, travel, restaurants and opinion for Seattle and the Pacific Northwest". Archived from the original on 2016-09-24. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
  4. ↑ "Olympic Sculpture Park: Seattle's Amazing Green Exhibition Space". 11 June 2014. Archived from the original on 5 December 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "Serra firma: Dogged artist stood his ground". 25 July 2006. Archived from the original on 2 September 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.


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