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Lying in Plain Sight

Author(s) -

Richard B. Kennedy

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

boom

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2153-764X

pISSN - 2153-8018

DOI - 10.1525/boom.2016.6.4.74

Subject(s) - sculpture , inscribed figure , expansive , assemblage (archaeology) , sight , art , relation (database) , meaning (existential) , ridge , visual arts , art history , archaeology , history , cartography , geography , computer science , philosophy , compressive strength , geometry , mathematics , materials science , physics , composite material , epistemology , astronomy , database

Exploring a way of seeing expansive meaning in the juxtaposition of important buildings and sculptures, by centering on Alexis Smith’s "Snake Path" sculpture at UC San Diego and her reputation as an "assemblage" or "collage" artist, this article puts the iconic university library designed by William Pereira in relation with other buildings and sculptures to show that a type of religious geoglyph is inscribed into a coastal ridge in Southern California.

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