On
May 22, at Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art's sculpture park in Kansas City, artist
Robert Morris unveiled Glass Labyrinth, a huge
installation that will might just have you walking into walls. Fully
transparent, the clear structure is made up of 1-inch thick glass. It's 62-foot
by 62-foot by 62-foot, 7-foot tall and weighs almost 1 million pounds (968,902
lbs, to be exact). Due to it's weight and giant size, it took an entire team of
people, including engineers and construction workers, two months to completely
install it.
Morris
was commissioned to create the permanent installation at the Donald J. Hall
Sculpture Park, which is a part of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, to
celebrate the sculpture park's 25th anniversary. Its opening marks the
beginning of the park's six-month long celebration.
Unlike
a maze, a labyrinth has only one way in and the same way out. This, of course,
still doesn't take away from the fact that it's one disorienting experience.
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