| Stix | |
| Artist: | Christian Moeller |
| Year: | 2015 |
| City: | Nashville, Tennessee, United States |
| Mapframe: | yes |
| Mapframe-Zoom: | 13 |
Stix is a public art installation or sculpture at Korean Veterans Boulevard and 8th Avenue in Nashville, Tennessee. It was designed by Christian Moeller,[1] and erroneously reported to be an homage to the Native Americans who owned the land prior to European settlers.[2] "Actually, that was not my original intent. The only reference to Native American art I made was showing an image of a beautiful totem pole at an early stage of the project development. I did this in order to give an example of how the colors I proposed to use would contrast with the grayish, silver patina that the wooden poles would develop over time," said Moeller.https://www.tnledger.com/editorial/ArticleEmail.aspx?id=86108&print=1 Its construction cost $750,000,[2] making it the "most expensive" public art installation in Nashville.[3] According to Nashville Public Radio, its cost and name turned it into "a magnet for skepticism" prior to its dedication in 2015.[4] In March 2018, a car crashed into the installation.[5]
The original design called for 35 poles standing 85 feet high and each pole tip was to be covered with a custom-made “LED lightcap” to emit a light glow at nighttime.[6] The design was later revised to reduce the number to 27 poles at a height of 70 feet tall and to eliminate the lightcaps.[7] [8]