Mark di_Suvero, Bornibus, 1985-87

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Mark di Suvero’s monumental steel composition, Bornibus, 1985-87, dominates the Museum Lawn as if having broken out of the confines of the museum interior. With a background in building construction, the use of a crane allowed di Suvero to approach the installation in a more organic and expressive way, permitting him to guide and articulate the balance and tension of the heavy metal shapes. Using these industrial materials he breaks down the urban infrastructure within our back garden as a commentary on the friction between the urban and the natural. The moments in the composition of Bornibus where shapes dangle in the wind, illustrate the fragility of manmade structures when opposed to the force of nature.

Laumeier Sculpture Park Collection, gift of The Athena Foundation.

Location: Museum Circle