Cloud Column

Cloud Column is a monumental stainless steel sculpture by Anish Kapoor, installed outside Glassell School of Art in Houston, Texas, in 2018.[2] The sculpture was created in 2006.[3]

Cloud Column
Cloud Column in Houston
ArtistAnish Kapoor
Year1998 (1998)-2006 (2006)[1]
MediumStainless steel sculpture
LocationHouston, Texas, U.S.
Coordinates29.7272°N 95.3907°W / 29.7272; -95.3907

The sculpture was completed in England and was transported to its current location The Brown Foundation, Inc. Plaza on March 27, 2018.[4] The sculpture weights around 21,000 pounds.

Some locals have given the artwork the nickname "El Frijole".[5] In Spanish, "frijol" means "bean", which is the English nickname for Kapoor's Chicago sculpture Cloud Gate (2006).

See also

References
  1. "Anish Kapoor: Cloud Column", MFAH.org. Accessed: 26 November 2018.
  2. Glentzer, Molly (March 27, 2018). "MFAH's new Anish Kapoor sculpture has landed". Houston Chronicle. Hearst Communications. ISSN 1074-7109. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  3. Glentzer, Molly (November 14, 2017). "Sneak Peek: The new Glassell School of Art". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  4. "MFAH".
  5. "Where to fuel up and wind down during the Chevron Houston Marathon". CultureMap Houston. Retrieved 2018-10-17.


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