Continuation (sculpture) explained

Continuation
Artist:Michihiro Kosuge
Type:Sculpture
Material:Granite
Metric Unit:cm
Imperial Unit:in
City:Portland, Oregon, United States
Coordinates:45.5137°N -122.6805°W
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:13
Owner:City of Portland and Multnomah County Public Art Collection courtesy of the Regional Arts & Culture Council

Continuation is an outdoor 2009 granite series of sculptures by Japanese artist Michihiro Kosuge, installed along Portland, Oregon's Transit Mall, in the United States. It is part of the City of Portland and Multnomah County Public Art Collection courtesy of the Regional Arts & Culture Council, which administers the work.

Description

Michihiro Kosuge's Continuation (2009) is a series of carved red granite sculptures installed along Southwest 6th Avenue and Southwest Clay Street between Columbia and Clay in the Portland Transit Mall. The five pieces measure 5feet x 53feet x 15feet, 45feet x 53feet x 15feet, 65feet x 15feet x 53feet, 110feet x 22feet x 53feet, 15feet x 24feet x 63feet, respectively. The artist re-used granite from a fountain and sculpture previously installed along the mall.[1]

According to the Regional Arts & Culture Council, which administers the work:

The sculpture is part of the City of Portland and Multnomah County Public Art Collection courtesy of the Regional Arts & Culture Council.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Public Art Search: Continuation. Regional Arts & Culture Council. September 7, 2015. April 15, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160415111714/https://racc.org/public-art/search/?recid=2883.117. live.
  2. Web site: Continuation, 2009. cultureNOW. September 7, 2015. July 28, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200728024542/https://culturenow.org/entry%26permalink%3D06581%26seo%3DContinuation_Michihiro-Kosuge-and-City-of-Portland-and-Multnomah-County-Public-Art-Collection-courtesy-of-the-Regional-Arts-Culture-Council. live.