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Lot 6140

Jon Kuhn (American, b. 1949), Rainbow Tower Commissioned Crystal Obelisk Sculpture

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2023, prismatic core with mirror panels and stacks of rainbow bands, signed at base edge.

16 x 4 x 4 in.

From the Personal Collection of the Artist

Made in remembrance of the Pulse Night Club shooting of 2016 in Orlando, Florida, to memorialize the 49 people killed; which at the time was the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history.

In this sculpture, Kuhn recognizes the ancient form which symbolizes the unity of heaven and earth, immortality; and whereas the ancient sculptures were covered in gold to reflect the light of the sun, Kuhn's sculpture shines from within. Each band of the rainbow core adds up to the number of people that lost their life at the hand of a radicalized member of Isis, now towering above, permanently encased in crystal and reflecting light from within.

Jon Kuhn is one of the leading artists working in the laminated glass medium in the United States today. Examples of his work may be found in prestigious collections and museums throughout the world, such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Smithsonian Institute, the High Museum in Atlanta, the Milwaukee Art Museum, the Museum Fur Kunst und Gwerbe in Hamburg and the Musee des Arts Decoratif in Lausanne. He has had numerous solo exhibitions in major galleries both in the U.S. and abroad.

In 1993, at the request of President Bill Clinton, Jon Kuhn's "Peaceful Horizon" became part of the White House's Permanent Collection. Jon Kuhn received a BFA from Washburn University, Topeka, Kansas and a MFA from Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia. He has been an independent studio artist since 1978.

Good condition.