Plateau
Plateau, 2005, Steel
Andrea Blum (American, born 1950)
#2005.0009.0001
"Plateau" encompasses about 5,000 square feet of space, west of the campus high rise dormitories. Built as part of the "Percent for Art" program, which requires that 1% of the cost of construction be dedicated to public art, the sculpture forms part of a redeveloped campus green space. Blum believed the piece would invite people to engage and ultimately use the sculpture, as it integrates a conglomerate of benches and tabletops. As Bloom stated, "It becomes something that is more familiar; it is not just a rarified piece of art. You give it over to those who are going to be using it every day."
