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NIGHT SAIL Latitude and Longitude:

34°3′9″N 118°15′9.5″W / 34.05250°N 118.252639°W / 34.05250; -118.252639
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Night Sail
The sculpture in 2022
Artist Louise Nevelson
LocationLos Angeles, California, U.S.
Coordinates 34°3′9″N 118°15′9.5″W / 34.05250°N 118.252639°W / 34.05250; -118.252639

Night Sail is a 1985 sculpture by Louise Nevelson, installed in Los Angeles, California, United States. [1] [2] [3] The artwork weighs 33 tons, [4] and has been described by the Los Angeles Times as "a mysterious, Cubist collage of nautical and geometric forms in aluminum and steel". [5]

References

  1. ^ "Louise Nevelson, Night Sail". Public Art in LA. Archived from the original on 2022-09-16. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
  2. ^ "CultureNOW - Night Sail: Louise Nevelson and Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Los Angeles (CRA/LA)". culturenow.org. Archived from the original on 2022-09-21. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
  3. ^ "Night Sail, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on 2021-03-26. Retrieved 2022-09-17.
  4. ^ Muchnic, Suzanne (1985-06-21). "MORE SPACE FOR SAILING THE NEVELSON LEGEND". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2022-09-16. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
  5. ^ Knight, Christopher (2019-05-22). "Four blocks along Grand Avenue offer a sketch of shifting ideas in public art". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2021-12-02. Retrieved 2022-09-16.