Transparent Horizon
Appearance
Transparent Horizon | |
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![]() The sculpture in 2019 | |
Artist | Louise Nevelson |
Year | 1975 |
Medium | Cor-ten steel sculpture |
Location | Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. |
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 "per cent per art" program,[5] and has been the target of vandalism.[6]
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Plaque for the sculpture, 2019
References
- ^ Russell, John (April 18, 1988). "Louise Nevelson, Artist Renowned For Wall Sculptures, Is Dead at 88" – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ "Transparent Horizon". MIT List Visual Arts Center. April 24, 2014.
- ^ Bourzac, Katherine. "Is It Art?". MIT Technology Review.
- ^ 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 – via Google Books.
- ^ Shand-Tucci, Douglass (May 24, 2016). "MIT: An Architectural Tour". Chronicle Books – via Google Books.
- ^ Wilson, Laurie (December 16, 2016). "Louise Nevelson: Light and Shadow". Thames & Hudson – via Google Books.
External links
- Transparent Horizon, 1975 at cultureNOW