Sculpture Rates on Tech Campus up by Approximately 1200 Percent

Over the course of a couple of sunny mornings last week, a few new members of the Georgia Tech community were installed around campus. We sometimes say “installed” when we’re talking about new faculty or administrators beginning new positions, but in this case, it’s literal—although by “members” we mean “sculptures.”

As part of the new Arts@Tech initiative, a dozen sculptures by artists from around the globe now sit at various sites around campus, filling in lush green spaces with their unusual lines and angles. The pieces (which, by summer’s end, will total 15) are part of a traveling exhibit curated by John Henry, a Chattanooga-based artist, whose 50-foot piece “La Tour” is among the collection. Henry also toured campus to determine the placement of many of the pieces, which are on loan to Tech through June 2014.

We’ll have more on Arts@Tech, a new component of Tech’s Strategic Initiative spearheaded by provost Rafael Bras, in the Alumni Magazine‘s August issue. Until then, enjoy these photos and video from the recent installation adventures—or drop by Tech campus to peep the art for yourself.

A time-lapse video of Verina Baxter’s “Big Red Tumpkin” going up outside the Klaus College of Computing building.

John Clement’s “Squirt” en route to its home on the lawn beside the Stamps Student Center.

Albert Paley’s “Portal” sits on the lawn between the Van Leer building and the Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons, a few dozen yards from Isaac Duncan III’s “Tux,” pictured in the photo atop this post.

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