Sky Mirror
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Sky Mirror is a public sculpture by artist
The original Sky Mirror
It took six years from the initial idea for a major new piece of public art to the unveiling of Sky Mirror on 27 April 2001, and cost £900,000.[1] At the time, it was the most expensive piece of civic art funded by the National Lottery.[citation needed] It was manufactured in Finland.
In autumn 2007 the Nottingham Playhouse Sky Mirror was voted Pride of Place in a poll to find Nottingham's favourite landmark.[citation needed] More recently,[when?] Sky Mirror has been installed in Brighton's Pavilion Gardens for the Brighton Festival.
From 28 September 2010, Sky Mirror and three other Kapoor sculptures were exhibited in
Sky Mirror's permanent installation is at Dallas Cowboys Art Collection at AT&T Stadium.[6]
Versions of Sky Mirror
From 20 September to 27 October 2006, a larger version of Sky Mirror was installed at Rockefeller Center in New York City. It had a 35 foot (11 m) diameter, stood three stories tall, and weighed 23 long tons (23 t).[7] The convex side faced Fifth Avenue, the concave side the Rockefeller Center courtyard.
Versions of Sky Mirror also exist in the
Gallery
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Sky Mirror (original), Nottingham
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Sky Mirror (original), Kensington Gardens, London
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Sky Mirror (version), New York, as seen from Rockefeller Center
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Sky Mirror (version), Serralves, Porto, Portugal
References
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