This artwork is discussed in a book by Harriet Senie, which discusses Claes Oldenberg's viewpoint that the one true problem with it was that it was "too honest." To explain its purpose, its artist wrote in a letter that this artwork contracts, expands and ultimately changes in response to the viewers' movement. In response to questions posed by William Diamond, the artist'
This artwork is discussed in a book by Harriet Senie, which discusses Claes Oldenberg's viewpoint that the one true problem with it was that it was "too honest." To explain its purpose, its artist wrote in a letter that this artwork contracts, expands and ultimately changes in response to the viewers' movement. In response to questions posed by William Diamond, the artist's wife Clara Weyergraf compared the judgment of this artwork to Nazi book-burning. This piece of "Process Art" was made out of a self-oxidizing material, which made it more richly textured as time passed. It was commissioned by the GSA, who eventually oversaw a panel that ruled in favor of its 1989 dismantlement. This 120-foot long artwork stood in the Federal Plaza of Foley Square in New York. For 10 points, name this site-specific art installation by Richard Serra, whose name indicates that it is a piece of slightly bent metal.