Throwback, Aluminum sculpture in Midtown Manhattan, US.
Throwback is a black-coated aluminum sculpture in Midtown Manhattan that forms a hollow geometric ring made from welded metal sheets. The hollow structure rests on three points within a brick-lined fountain basin, allowing visitors to see it from multiple angles as they walk around.
Tony Smith created this work in the late 1970s as a piece of geometric abstraction in metal. The first edition was eventually installed at its current location in Manhattan.
The sculpture represents Smith's transition from architecture to art, incorporating industrial fabrication techniques and geometric abstraction principles that influenced modern American sculpture.
The sculpture sits in a public plaza in Midtown where it is easily accessible on foot. Visitors can walk freely around the work to explore different viewpoints and perspectives.
This sculpture exists in three editions, with copies displayed at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.
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