| Holon | |
| Artist: | Donald Wilson |
| Year: | (re-carved 2003–2004) |
| Type: | Sculpture |
| Height Imperial: | 54 |
| Width Imperial: | 36 |
| Length Imperial: | 18 |
| Metric Unit: | m |
| Imperial Unit: | in |
| Condition: | "Treatment needed" (1993) |
| City: | Portland, Oregon, United States |
| Coordinates: | 45.5113°N -122.6854°W |
| Mapframe: | yes |
| Mapframe-Zoom: | 13 |
| Owner: | City of Portland and Multnomah County Public Art Collection courtesy of the Regional Arts & Culture Council |
Holon, also known as Hōlon,[1] is an outdoor stone sculpture by Donald Wilson, located in the South Park Blocks in Portland, Oregon, United States. It was originally commissioned in 1978–1979 and re-carved in 2003–2004. 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.
Donald Wilson's Holon was originally commissioned in 1978–1979 and dedicated to the late Dr. Gordon Hearn, the first dean of Portland State University's School of Social Work.[1] [2] Its name comes from the Greek holos, which means "whole, entire, complete in all its parts – something that has integrity and identity at the same time as it is a part of a larger system".[2] [3] The sculpture was carved from white Indiana Limestone. It measured approximately 60inches x 33inches x 12inches and rested on a brick base that measured around 30inches x 24inches x 19.25inches.[2] When the Smithsonian Institution surveyed the sculpture for its "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in April 1993, the organization categorized the piece as abstract, its condition as "treatment needed", and noted that Wilson had removed graffiti previously.[2]
The sculpture was re-carved from granite in 2003–2004 and installed in Portland's South Park Blocks, between Southwest Harrison and Southwest Hall streets in front of the Branford Price Millar Library, in 2004.[1] [4] The Regional Arts & Culture Council, which administers the work, describes it as reflective of the university's "holistic" design.[1] The sculpture measures 54inches x 36inches x 18inches.[1] Its base includes a plaque that reads, ""[2] The work is part of the City of Portland and Multnomah County Public Art Collection courtesy of the Regional Arts & Culture Council.[5]