Unification and Inclusion

From South Park Magazine: You’ll know you’ve arrived when you spot the three-story glass façade and the enormous blue cut- and chiseled glass orb on the plaza in front of the museum entrance on Pack Square. New York-based sculptor Henry Richardson’s “Reflections on Unity” weighs about 4,500 pounds and sits atop an 8-ton boulder from a local quarry.

“The concept is unification of the community and inclusion for people coming to the museum,” Richardson said at the November opening. “It becomes a beacon essentially, to pull people in from the community and through the doors into the museum.”

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From the Citizen Times: “Have you noticed the striking blue, glass orb in front of the museum? Or, maybe the better question is, how could you not? It has been drawing visitors for weeks — long before the museum opened to the public. Artist Henry Richardson’s hope that ‘Reflections on Unity’ will connect more people to contemporary art seems to be happening, especially with free plaza access year-round.”

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