Galaxy: Earth Sphere

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Galaxy: Earth Sphere
Galaxy: Earth Sphere
Artist Joe Davis
Year1989 (1989)
Location Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
Coordinates 42°21′45″N71°05′04″W / 42.362378°N 71.084398°W / 42.362378; -71.084398

Galaxy: Earth Sphere is a 1989 [1] fountain and sculpture by Joe Davis, installed in Kendall Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. [2] [3] [4] The artwork was designed to emit streams of low-temperature steam from time to time, but the pipes sourcing this emission have been broken for some time. [2]

References

  1. "Galaxy, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on July 6, 2023. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  2. 1 2 Levy, Marc (July 17, 2010). "Kendall fountain flows again after complicated repairs". Cambridge Day. Archived from the original on November 17, 2019. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  3. "Scientific Art Goes Rogue". Discover Magazine. Archived from the original on February 15, 2020. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
  4. "Photo - Volume 132, Issue 23 - The Tech". tech.mit.edu. Archived from the original on November 17, 2019. Retrieved November 17, 2019.