Hammering Man - La Jolla, CA - Kinetic Sculpture and Art on Waymarking.com

Hammering Man is a moving art sculpture located outside the La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art in La Jolla, California. The artwork is about 15 feet tall, two dimensional and made from a flat piece of cut steel. The hammering arm is motorized and moves up and down, as if hammering.

There are two signs nearby, one on the ground and one on the wall which read:

Jonathan Borofsky American, born 1942 Estadounidense, nacido 1942 Hammering Man at 3,110,527 Hombre martillando en 3,110,527 1988 1-3/4" thick cor-ten steel with motorized aluminum arm placa de acero cor-ten de 4.5 cms con brazo motorizado de aluminio Gift of Matthew and Iris Strauss

Hammering Man is a series of monumental kinetic sculptures which can also be found in Basel (Switzerland), Frankfurt, Seoul, Seattle, New York City, Minneapolis, Los Angeles, Gainesville (Florida), and Dallas.

Title of Piece: Hammering Man at 3,110,527 Artist: Jonathan Borofsky Material/Media: cor-ten steel Date of Creation or Placement: 1988 Location (specific park, transit center, library, etc.): La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art Web link(s) for additional information: [Web Link] Web link(s) to YouTube or other video: [Web Link]

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