September 14, 2014

Forty-Six-Foot Tall Needle Sculpture Rises Over Arts Quad

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By ANUSHKA MEHROTRA

Students walking around campus this weekend may have noticed a new addition to the University’s Arts Quad: A 46-foot tall blue, needle-shaped sculpture.

The structure — tilted “A Needle Woman: Galaxy was a Memory, Earth is a Souvenir” — is part of Cornell’s Council for the Arts’ biennial celebration, according to the University. It was designed by Kimsooja, a Korean artist-in-residence for the biennial, and is one of many sculptures that will be placed on campus as a part of the celebration.

A 46-foot tall structure rose above the Arts Quad Friday as part of a biennial celebration for Cornell’s Council for the Arts. (Courtesy of Nicholas Chan)