Sunday, May 03, 2009

George Rickey: An Evolution

The latest in the city’s ongoing series of public art projects opens officially on Tuesday. George Rickey: An Evolution features ten large pieces sculpted out of stainless steel, installed at various locations arouns the heart of downtown. I don’t recall the extent of the first public art exhibit, the sculptures by Tom Otterness, but of the most recent three, this George Rickey exhibit is easily the most compact, with seven of the ten sculptures in an area bordered by Ohio, Delaware, Washington and Meridian Streets. #8 is just west of Meridian Street on Washington, and the other two are on Maryland, just west of Capitol.

Installation has been ongoing over the last week or so, and I just noticed yesterday that signs had been put up near some of the pieces that have already been installed. A brochure with a map is available at the Artsgarden (and probably elsewhere, but I don’t know for sure - the Central Library?), and further information can be culled from the exhibit’s web site, part of the larger Public Art Indianapolis web site.

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