World On Its Hind Legs (2009; 2017)
William Kentridge and Gerhard Marx
DESCRIPTION: approx. 18-foot high by 10-foot by 16-foot painted galvanized steel sculpture
This large sculpture was designed to present two images from 360° viewing: on the west-facing side the sculpture presents the world astride its "legs", and on the east-facing side it presents a broken red circle that aligns with the "world" at 180° from the former view.
It was installed in June 2017 as part of the City of Beverly Hills' sculpture collection on the Burton Way median, in company with:
This large sculpture was designed to present two images from 360° viewing: on the west-facing side the sculpture presents the world astride its "legs", and on the east-facing side it presents a broken red circle that aligns with the "world" at 180° from the former view.
It was installed in June 2017 as part of the City of Beverly Hills' sculpture collection on the Burton Way median, in company with:
LOCATION: Burton Way median, Burton Way at North Alpine Drive, Beverly Hills, California, USA
