File:RichardSerra Fulcrum2.jpg

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Summary

Fulcrum (1987) by <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Richard_Serra" title="Richard Serra">Richard Serra</a>, is a site specific sculpture commissioned for the west entrance to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liverpool_Street_station" class="extiw" title="w:Liverpool Street station">Liverpool Street station</a> in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadgate_complex" class="extiw" title="w:Broadgate complex">Broadgate complex</a>. The sculpture is 55 ft (16.8 m) high, and constructed from five plates of Cor-ten steel which intentionally have rusted to add patina to the surfaces. Although each plate weighs many tons, the sculpture is free-standing with the plates leaning against each other at the top. (Keywords: Richard Serra, modern sculpture, cor-ten steel)

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current13:19, 3 January 2017Thumbnail for version as of 13:19, 3 January 2017959 × 1,258 (279 KB)127.0.0.1 (talk)<p><i>Fulcrum</i> (1987) by <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Richard_Serra" title="Richard Serra">Richard Serra</a>, is a site specific sculpture commissioned for the west entrance to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liverpool_Street_station" class="extiw" title="w:Liverpool Street station">Liverpool Street station</a> in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadgate_complex" class="extiw" title="w:Broadgate complex">Broadgate complex</a>. The sculpture is 55 ft (16.8 m) high, and constructed from five plates of Cor-ten steel which intentionally have rusted to add patina to the surfaces. Although each plate weighs many tons, the sculpture is free-standing with the plates leaning against each other at the top. (Keywords: Richard Serra, modern sculpture, cor-ten steel) </p> <ul><li> <b>Note</b> This image of the structure falls under the <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Freedom_of_panorama#United_Kingdom" title="Commons:Freedom of panorama">Freedom of panorama for the United Kingdom</a> </li></ul>
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