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Indeterminate Line
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Indeterminate Line
Artist Bernar Venet
Year2004 (2004)
Location Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Coordinates 39°44′29″N104°59′55″W / 39.7414°N 104.9985°W / 39.7414; -104.9985

Indeterminate Line is a 1987 oxidized steel public art sculpture by Bernar Venet installed in Beverly Hills, California. [1] [2] A later 2004 Cor-ten steel version is installed outside Denver's Colorado Convention Center at Speer Boulevard, in the U.S. state of Colorado. [3] It was installed at a cost of US$600,000. The 33-foot sculpture takes the form of a linear torqued circle. [4]

Venet's related work, Two Indeterminate Lines (1993), consisting of two circular steel coils, is in the public art collection of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. [5]

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References

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  2. "Interactive Map of Public Art". City of Beverly Hills. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  3. Paglia, Michael (July 25, 2017). "Monumental Achievements: The Ten Best Outdoor Sculptures in Denver". Westword. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
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  5. "Two Indeterminite Lines, 1993". MIT List Center. Retrieved June 1, 2023.