bernar venet

So you probably have been Hermann park and you have seen some huge sculpture that look interesting but slightly rusty... well it is a new exhibit that is only limited until October 2010. Look below to see all the sculptures and descriptions. Then of course go and check them out!

The Monumental Sculpture of

BERNAR VENET

Hermann Park, Houston

sponsored by Texan-French Alliance for the Arts

January 23 - October 2010

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221.5° arc x 28 (Leaning Arcs) , 2008

Cor-ten steel

four sections: 130 x 158.25 x 49.5 inches (Hermann Park)

12 Straight Lines, 2007

Cor-ten steel

354 x 98 x 78 inches

(Hermann Park)

Three Indeterminate Lines, 2003

Cor-ten steel

103 x 173 x 109 inches

(Hermann Park)

Arcs in Disorder: 3 Arcs x 5, 2002-2003

Cor-ten Steel

161.5 x 161.5 x 35.5 inches each

(Hermann Park)

more after the jump....

97.5° Arc x 9, 2007

Cor-ten steel

300 x 96 x 72 inches

(Hermann Park)\

220.5° Arc x 15, 2006

Cor-ten steel

161.5 x 161.5 x 35.5 inches each

(Hermann Park)

Four Indeterminate Lines, 1997

Cor-ten Steel

114 x 180 x 112 inches

(Hermann Park)

Random Combination of Indeterminate Lines, 1990

Cor-ten steel

approx. surface area: 473 x 473 inches

(Hermann Park)