Placering: Manhattan, New York City (6th @ 55th street)
Konstnär: Pop artist Robert Indiana (1969-1999)
Material: Poly-chromed red and blue aluminum
LOVE has been a fixture in the art of Robert Indiana. Its form and structure have changed significantly throughout the years from 1958-1966 and even through to today. The iconography first appeared in a series of poems originally written in 1958, in which Indiana stacked LO and VE on top of one another. It was Conceived in a time when the United States was consumed by the Vietnam War, LOVE became a symbol for Peace. This famous sculpture is one of the most celebrated works within the pop art movement as well the art world as a whole.
The image was originally designed as a Christmas card for the Museum of Modern Art (MoMa) in 1964. The first LOVE sculpture was carved out of a solid block of aluminum, highly unpolished, made for a show at the Stable Gallery in NYC in 1966. The original three-dimensional version of LOVE is made of COR-TEN steel and has been on exhibit at the Indianapolis Museum of Art since 1975.
The LOVE design has been reproduced in a variety of formats. Likewise, the sculpture has been recreated in multiple versions and a variety of colors, and is now on display around the world.
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