The NOVA Gate - Calgary, Alberta
Posted by: 
wildwoodke
N 51° 02.791 W 114° 04.743
11U E 704738 N 5659057
The NOVA Gate was placed in front of the former headquarters of NOVA Corporation on September 10, 1982. The building, now the headquarters of Nexen, in Calgary, Alberta.
Waymark Code: WMDFZ8
Location: Alberta, Canada
Date Posted: 01/10/2012
Views: 10
This sculpture with its hard steel lines and engineering flavour might be very appropriate for this building that has housed energy companies, as well as the hard lines and stainless steel of the buildings exterior.
Text from the plaque:
"The NOVA Gate
The large scale stainless steel sculpture b Russian born artist Kosso Eloul (1920 - 1995) was unveiled shortly after the completion of the Building on September 10, 1982. Eloul's work largely involves the inter-relationship of man made and natural forms. His large scale works are widely recognized with representation in numerous public and private collections in Canada, the United States, Europe, Japan and China.
Kosso Eloul
(1920 - 1995)"
Title: The NOVA Gate
Artist: Kosso Eloul
Media (materials) used: Stainless Steel
Location (specific park, transit center, library, etc.): Nexen Building, Calgary
Date of creation or placement: September 10, 1982
|
Visit Instructions:To help give a different perspective and to better the waymark for future visitors please tell us about your visit and upload a favorite photograph you took of the waymark.