Or, in Roxy Paine's case, it's Ferment, a 46-foot tall stainless-steel tree-shaped sculpture being installed in the Kansas City sculpture park.
WHERE: The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak St., Kansas City, MO 64111
WHEN:
Noon till dark Saturday, April 9 - Three lanes of Cleaver Blvd. will be closed for crane set-up and trucks delivering pieces of the sculpture. The main trunk assembly will be the first item off-loaded.
7 a.m. till dark Sunday, April 10 - Roxy Paine and his crew begin installation of the main trunk assembly. All trucks will be completely off-loaded by the end of the day.
Monday April 11, through Saturday April 16
Installation of Ferment continues throughout the week, with Roxy Paine and his crew welding the sculpture together.
WHY: Ferment was commissioned by The Hall Family Foundation in honor of Martin Friedman, who retired after 20 years as the art consultant to the Foundation and the Museum.
SEE:
"Ferment" Coming to the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in April
http://artsadlib.blogspot.com/2011/02/ferment-coming-to-nelson-atkins-museum.html
Read more about "Ferment" at
http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/45857/
Roxy Paine talks about his art at
http://www.jamescohan.com/artists/roxy-paine/video/
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