Transparent Horizon

Transparent Horizon is a 1975 black Cor-ten steel sculpture by Louise Nevelson, installed on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States.[1][2][3][4] The artwork was among the first funded by MIT's "per cent per art" program,[5] and has been the target of vandalism.[6]

  • Plaque for the sculpture, 2019
Transparent Horizon
The sculpture in 2019
ArtistLouise Nevelson
Year1975 (1975)
MediumCor-ten steel sculpture
LocationCambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
Coordinates42.360733°N 71.088695°W / 42.360733; -71.088695

References
  1. Russell, John (April 18, 1988). "Louise Nevelson, Artist Renowned For Wall Sculptures, Is Dead at 88" – via NYTimes.com.
  2. "Transparent Horizon". MIT List Visual Arts Center. April 24, 2014.
  3. Bourzac, Katherine. "Is It Art?". MIT Technology Review.
  4. Nevelson, Louise; Danto, Arthur C.; N.Y.), Jewish Museum (New York; Guzman, Gabriel de (March 23, 2007). The Sculpture of Louise Nevelson: Constructing a Legend. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0300121728 – via Google Books.
  5. Shand-Tucci, Douglass (May 24, 2016). MIT: An Architectural Tour. Chronicle Books. ISBN 9781616894993 – via Google Books.
  6. Wilson, Laurie (December 16, 2016). Louise Nevelson: Light and Shadow. Thames & Hudson. ISBN 9780500773741 – via Google Books.

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