Merlion
06-04-2008, 02:37 AM
Young woman and her suiters will now be black, not red.
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Calder Sculpture Donated to Detroit Institute of Arts by AT&T (http://www.artdaily.com/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=24557)
June 4, 2008 DETROIT, MI.- “Young Woman and Her Suitors,” a sculpture by renowned sculptor Alexander Calder that stands 35 feet high and weighs 17 tons, is set to see the light of day for the first time in two years. The sculpture, donated to the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) by AT&T last October, formerly anchored the exterior plaza of the AT&T building at Cass and Michigan avenues in Detroit. The sculpture has undergone conservation treatment to bring it back to its original splendor, which includes repainting it from red to black. ...
Individual pieces of the sculpture began to arrive at the DIA during May for assembly. ...
The sculpture’s central image is a feminized curvilinear shape flanked by vertical or masculine forms. The combination of the rounded and more geometric shapes suggests an interaction, or dialogue, between a young girl and her entourage.
Click into the link below for a picture which is too big to be pasted here.
Calder Sculpture Donated to Detroit Institute of Arts by AT&T (http://www.artdaily.com/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=24557)
June 4, 2008 DETROIT, MI.- “Young Woman and Her Suitors,” a sculpture by renowned sculptor Alexander Calder that stands 35 feet high and weighs 17 tons, is set to see the light of day for the first time in two years. The sculpture, donated to the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) by AT&T last October, formerly anchored the exterior plaza of the AT&T building at Cass and Michigan avenues in Detroit. The sculpture has undergone conservation treatment to bring it back to its original splendor, which includes repainting it from red to black. ...
Individual pieces of the sculpture began to arrive at the DIA during May for assembly. ...
The sculpture’s central image is a feminized curvilinear shape flanked by vertical or masculine forms. The combination of the rounded and more geometric shapes suggests an interaction, or dialogue, between a young girl and her entourage.