Current (sculpture) explained

Current
Artist:Janet Echelman
Medium:Soft fiber sculpture
Metric Unit:cm
Imperial Unit:in
City:High and Gay streets, Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Mapframe:yes
Owner:Columbus Museum of Art

Current is a soft fiber sculpture by Janet Echelman, installed in Columbus, Ohio, United States. The work is suspended over High and Gay streets in Downtown Columbus. The sculpture was installed in May 2023. It is intended to represent the changing urban fabric of the city, and is situated around a large redevelopment by Jeff Edwards, who paid for the sculpture.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

Design

Current is made up of fibers that are braided with nylon and Ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene. The sculpture reaches 229 feet at its longest and weighs a total of 714 pounds. [10] [11] [12] [13]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Buchanan. Doug. The Weekly Rundown: 'Current' sculpture gives Columbus an iconic image, and predicting an office 'apocalypse'. Columbus Business First. June 9, 2023. June 19, 2023. June 9, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230609103245/https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2023/06/09/the-weekly-rundown-current-sculpture.html. live.
  2. Web site: Smith. Arianna. Janet Echelman explains meaning behind her sculpture 'Current' in downtown Columbus. The Columbus Dispatch. June 13, 2023. June 19, 2023.
  3. News: Gebbia. Charles. Janet Echelman's Current set to float above Columbus, Ohio. The Architect's Newspaper. June 7, 2023. June 19, 2023. June 9, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230609220927/https://www.archpaper.com/2023/06/janet-echelman-current-set-hang-above-columbus-ohio/. live.
  4. Web site: Niland. Josh. Janet Echelman's 229-foot-long floating Current installation debuts in Columbus, Ohio. Archinect. June 7, 2023. June 19, 2023. June 7, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230607230330/https://archinect.com/news/article/150352284/janet-echelman-s-229-foot-long-floating-current-installation-debuts-in-columbus-ohio. live.
  5. News: A new sight in downtown Columbus: 'Current,' the floating sculpture. 10TV. April 5, 2023. June 19, 2023. April 10, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230410000937/https://www.10tv.com/article/news/local/janet-echelman-floating-sculpture-coming-to-downtown-columbus/530-6957651c-3d99-44a4-a478-1659919b6cad. live.
  6. News: Buchanan. Tyler. Columbus to install floating sculpture downtown this summer. Axios. April 5, 2023. June 19, 2023.
  7. News: Buchanan. Tyler. The story behind High Street's new sky-high art. Axios. June 5, 2023. June 19, 2023. June 16, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230616144916/https://www.axios.com/local/columbus/2023/06/05/current-columbus-ohio-hanging-public-artwork. live.
  8. News: Meibers. Bonnie. Jeff Edwards hopes public art will help revitalize downtown Columbus. Columbus Business First. June 2, 2023. June 19, 2023. June 2, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230602224711/https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2023/06/02/current-art-hanging.html. live.
  9. News: Post. Susan. An Art Review from a Non-Art Reviewer. Columbus Underground. June 9, 2023. June 19, 2023.
  10. Web site: Mothes . Kate . June 5, 2023 . 78 Miles of Multicolored Twine Flows Through Downtown Columbus in Janet Echelman's 'Current' . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230613121551/https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2023/06/janet-echelman-current/ . June 13, 2023 . June 19, 2023 . Colossal.
  11. Web site: Weiker . Jim . Longest piece of public art in Columbus to hang above High Street in June . 2024-08-14 . The Columbus Dispatch . en-US.
  12. Web site: designboom . matthew burgos . 2023-06-06 . looming over columbus, 500,000 knots weave janet echelman's lucid fiber tapestry 'current' . 2024-08-14 . designboom architecture & design magazine . en.
  13. Web site: Perenic . Barbara J. . Photos: It's how big? Take a look at Columbus' longest piece of public art . 2024-08-14 . The Columbus Dispatch . en-US.

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