One Sun / 34 Moons
Walter De Maria
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri
Gilt Bronze, Stainless Steel, Reflecting Pool, Neon Illuminated Skylights,
2002;
Related to the cycles of day and night, the seasons and the heavens, One Sun / 34 Moons takes on cosmic and mythic proportions. A monumental installation that lives within time and timelessness.
The gold-leaf rectangular Sun shines during the day, constantly reflecting the dance of actual sunlight and clouds overhead. At night, the 34 Moons, encircled by silvery white neon, emit a mysterious glow.
In the foreground is one of the 34 moons, and behind it is "the sun" a gilt bronze plane.
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri
Gilt Bronze, Stainless Steel, Reflecting Pool, Neon Illuminated Skylights,
2002;
Related to the cycles of day and night, the seasons and the heavens, One Sun / 34 Moons takes on cosmic and mythic proportions. A monumental installation that lives within time and timelessness.
The gold-leaf rectangular Sun shines during the day, constantly reflecting the dance of actual sunlight and clouds overhead. At night, the 34 Moons, encircled by silvery white neon, emit a mysterious glow. In the foreground is one of the 34 moons, and behind it is "the sun" a gilt bronze plane.