Lao Tzu - Denver, CO [ARCHIVED]
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N 39° 44.228 W 104° 59.338
13S E 500945 N 4398582
NOTE: Denver Art Museum is building a new entrance and renovating the North Building. This piece has been removed and new placement is unknown.
Waymark Code: WM2V3G
Location: Colorado, United States
Date Posted: 12/23/2007
Views: 103
Installed in April 1996, the massive artwork is constructed of industrial I-beams, and weighs 16 tons, Lao Tzu is a massive public sculpture by artist Mark di Suvero.
With its reddish-orange color, the soaring steel sculpture that dominates Acoma Plaza, between the Denver Art Museum and the Denver Public Library, is a favorite of both children and adults. The artwork is often used as a landmark and is sometimes casually referred to as “the big orange thing,” but the sculpture’s official name is Lao Tzu (pronounced lou dzuh.) The color was chosen by the artist to appear in maximum contrast to the Colorado blue skies. Standing beside it and looking through its open spaces one can see the reason for DiSuvero's choice.
Mark di Suvero is the eleventh winner of the Heinz Award for Arts and Humanities. "Mark di Suvero receives the Heinz Award in the Arts and Humanities for his sweeping contributions to America’s cultural landscape through a daring body of sculpture and an enduring commitment to broaden public venues for the visual arts."
Title: Lao Tzu
Artist: Mark di Suvero
Media (materials) used: Steel
Location (specific park, transit center, library, etc.): Acoma Park Between Denver Public Library and Denver Art Museum
Date of creation or placement: April 1996
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