Twain by Richard Serra - St. Louis, Missouri - Abstract Public Sculptures on Waymarking.com

From City of St. Louis Parks website:

"Serra called his work "Twain" but most St. Louisans refer to it as "The Serra Sculpture."

The seven 40-foot steel panels and one 50-foot slab were put in place in March 1982 under the supervision of the sculptor, Richard Serra. As he directed the installation of the art work, he told the Post-Dispatch, "It's an enclosure. To experience the piece, you must walk through it. You won't know the world after one view. Visually, the only total view will be from one of the high buildings. It is not a solid, high steel wall. It has eight openings. The piece relates to the Arch, to the intersections, to the buildings."

While Serra encouraged everyone to "experience" his sculpture, it is the park employees who maintain the art work who have “experienced” the piece more than any art lover. From cutting the grass, both in the center and outside of the work, to removing the graffiti that accumulates on a regular basis, park employees are the curators of the piece. "

Title: Twain by Richard Serra Artist: Twain by Richard Serra Media (materials) used: Cor-Ten Steel Location (specific park, transit center, library, etc.): Gateway Plaza Date of creation or placement: 1982

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