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Untitled (Abstract Red Painting)
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O’ Truth of the Earth
The Hyatt Regency Denver is adorned with a poem by John Ruskin, “O Truth of Earth,” using stainless steel set into the black granite of the perimeter of the building. The piece was installed during construction of the hotel in 2005. The poem reads: Mountains are the bones of the earth, their highest peaks are …
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Field Report
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Aerial
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The New Worlds of the Globeville Pool
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National Velvet
Created by artist John McEnroe, “National Velvet” is an Obelisk standing 20 feet tall near Highline Pedestrian Bridge. It is comprised of two parts: the aluminum base and the red fiberglass sculpture. The work was constructed using sand filled nylon which was coated in resin, then drained of its sand to make a translucent “candy” …
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Camarasaurus and Ceratosaurus
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Trade Deficit
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Avian Front
“Avian Front”, by Patrick Marold, is located on the southwestern boundary of the Denver Zoo and is visible from City Park. This work was commissioned to establish a creative boundary between City Park and the Denver Zoo’s Avian Propagation Center, an innovative breeding and conservation facility for endangered birds that opened in 2008. Inspired by …
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Current³
CURRENT 3 by Virginia Folkestad is a site-specific, interactive light installation, which is part of a public/private collaboration between Denver Office of Cultural Affairs and LoDo Neighborhood Asssociation called LoDo Lights, created to celebrate and honor Denver’s 150th birthday. Manny’s Bridge, site of CURRENT 3, the first LoDo Lights installation, was rebuilt twice as a railroad …