Invisible Forces

Location: Outside the Electronic Industries Association building, 2500 Clarendon Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia

Materials: red granite, quartz, lodestone, stainless steel

Date: 1987-1988

Size: Triangular piece: approx. 7 ft. 8 in. x 17 ft. 6 in. x 19 in.; Rectangular piece: approx. 13 ft. x 6 ft. x 19 in.

Description from the Smithsonian Archive: A half-circle wall of red granite is topped with a polished stone carved with a compass rose. In front of the wall is an 18 foot tower. One side of the tower is rough hewn rocks, while the other side is smooth stone with a metal zig-zag design running from top to bottom. To one side of both the wall and tower is a black and brown rock on red granite slabs. Further in that direction from the wall and tower are two curved red granite slabs.

Images: Additional pictures are available here

Additional Information is available at the Arlington Arts page

Thanks:  Much gratitude to Caroline Danforth of the Arlington County Public Art office for these images!

          



 

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  image courtesy of Caroline Danforth  image courtesy of Caroline Danforth

Page last updated: September 17, 2003

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