Invaders, (sculpture)

Object Details

sculptor

Wiley, Gary 1951-1982

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, List Visual Arts Center, 1991.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1996.

Summary

A set of six abstract butterflies are attached to the exterior walls of the animal healthcare facility of the Division of Comparative Medicine building. Each of the butterflies is a unique assemblage of found objects. A four-winged wrought iron and glass butterfly is mounted on the east corner of the building. A large flat butterfly adorned with blue marbles embedded in its wings is mounted on a side wall. Barely visible, peeking over the roof of the building is a small butterfly made of bent tubing. A butterfly made of cut and welded sheet metal adorned with smears of paint is mounted on a side wall. A tiny butterfly made of wrought iron and a green shiny plastic, or metal, is mounted on the west corner of the building. A small butterfly made of wrought iron and colored plastic, is mounted on the roof of the building. The butterflies are attached to metal pipes that are mounted to the exterior of the building.

1981-1982. Dedicated Oct. 1982

Control number

IAS 66050028

Type

Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture

Sculptures-Architectural component

Sculptures

Medium

Wrought iron, soft steel, mirrored and colored Plexiglas, marble, fluorescent paint

Owner/Location

Administered by Massachusetts Institute of Technology List Visual Arts Center 20 Ames Street Cambridge Massachusetts 02139 Accession Number: 81.12

Located Massachusetts Institute of Technology 37 Vassar Street, Division of Comparative Medicine Cambridge Massachusetts 02139

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

Topic

Fantasy--Animal--Insect

Animal--Insect--Butterfly

Record ID

siris_ari_297456

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