Declaration (2001) 

Mark di Suvero

DESCRIPTION:   60½-foot 25-ton oxidized steel I-beam sculpture

In May 2019, the fate of di Suvero's sculpture was unclear.  After 18 years on Venice Beach as a temporary loan, the City of Los Angeles did not appear ready to pay the $6 million di Suvero requested. (New York Times, April 29, 2019).  On Dec. 21, 2019 Senator Bernie Sanders held a campaign rally at the site, attracting thousands to the media event with the sculpture as an iconic backdrop (NBC So. Cal., 12/22/20).  Despite ambiguity of the sculpture's ownership, it now appears to have gained the status of a permanent public artwork at Venice Beach.
LOCATION:  beach side, Oceanfront Walk at Winward Avenue, Venice, Los Angeles, California, USA