Transparent Horizon

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Transparent Horizon
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The sculpture in 2019
Transparent Horizon
Artist Louise Nevelson
Year1975 (1975)
MediumCor-ten steel sculpture
Location Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
Coordinates 42°21′39″N71°05′19″W / 42.360733°N 71.088695°W / 42.360733; -71.088695

Transparent Horizon is a 1975 black Cor-ten steel sculpture by Louise Nevelson, installed on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. [1] [2] [3] [4] The artwork was among the first funded by MIT's "Percent-For-Art" program, which allocates $500,000 for art commissions for new architectural renovations on campus. [5] The sculpture is an amalgam of two of Nevelson's previous works, Tropical Tree IV and Black Flower Series IV. [6] The sculpture has been the target of vandalism. [7]

References

  1. ↑ Russell, John (April 18, 1988). "Louise Nevelson, Artist Renowned For Wall Sculptures, Is Dead at 88". The New York Times– via NYTimes.com.
  2. ↑ "Transparent Horizon". MIT List Visual Arts Center. April 24, 2014.
  3. ↑ Bourzac, Katherine. "Is It Art?". MIT Technology Review.
  4. ↑ Nevelson, Louise; Danto, Arthur C.; N.Y.), Jewish Museum (New York; Guzman, Gabriel de (March 23, 2007). The Sculpture of Louise Nevelson: Constructing a Legend. Yale University Press. ISBN   978-0300121728 – via Google Books.
  5. ↑ Shand-Tucci, Douglass (May 24, 2016). MIT: An Architectural Tour. Chronicle Books. ISBN   9781616894993 – via Google Books.
  6. ↑ "Transparent Horizon, 1975 | MIT List Visual Arts Center". listart.mit.edu. January 13, 2022. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
  7. ↑ Wilson, Laurie (December 16, 2016). Louise Nevelson: Light and Shadow. Thames & Hudson. ISBN   9780500773741 – via Google Books.


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