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DESCRIPTION: 20-foot high by 30-foot diameter painted steel sculpture, mounted within a 50-foot diameter continuous pool
According to Arthur A. Cohen, Herbert Bayer based this sculpture on the design of his earlier works "Articulated Wall", "Double Twist", and "Stairs to Nowhere" [in Cohen, A. A. (1984), Herbert Bayer, MIT Press].
The title 'Double Ascension,' however, was not Bayer's initial choice. A popular (but unverified) claim was that Bayer originally titled the piece "Stairway to Nowhere" and had to modify the unwelcome title at the request of the corporate client.
According to Arthur A. Cohen, Herbert Bayer based this sculpture on the design of his earlier works "Articulated Wall", "Double Twist", and "Stairs to Nowhere" [in Cohen, A. A. (1984), Herbert Bayer, MIT Press].
The title 'Double Ascension,' however, was not Bayer's initial choice. A popular (but unverified) claim was that Bayer originally titled the piece "Stairway to Nowhere" and had to modify the unwelcome title at the request of the corporate client.
LOCATION: City National Plaza, 515 S. Flower Street, Bunker Hill, Los Angeles, California, USA
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