Artist Mary Miss, designer of the piece Field Rotation placed on the campus of Governors State University, will discuss the project during a presentation and reception May 15.
The discussion will be led by Jeff Stevenson, curator of the National Manilow Sculpture Park (the Nate) at GSU. The free event opens at 6 p.m. with comments by Miss at 6:30 p.m. The program is at 21c Museum Hotel, 55 E. Ontario St. in Chicago.
Field Rotation draws from diverse art historical references while remaining wholly original. It features a central mound with a sunken gravel garden, tiered platforms and moats that temporarily fill with rainwater. Steel ladders provide access and two steel towers contract with the wooden structure. Outside, 125 wooden poles radiate in pinwheel fashion, their uniform elevation emphasizing the Midwestern landscapes gentle slope.
In 2024, the Nate completed extensive conservation and restoration of Field Rotation.
Miss is a Guggenheim Fellow and Rome Prize recipient who has received numerous honors, including the 2023 Arts and Letter Award and grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Science Foundation.
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