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Siah Armajani lives and works in Minneapolis, Minnesota. . Siah Armanjani Siah Armajani Siah Armajani is one of the major sculptors working in public art today. He is well known throughout the world for his Olympic Tower and Bridge for 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. , and Jardin-Villa Arson-Nice, France are among his numerous works all over the United States and Europe.
Bridge over a Tree (1970), which was temporarily erected in the field that is now the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, featured two staircases that led nowhere except up and over a tree. . Siah Armajani Siah Armajani One of Siah Armajani's abiding artistic concerns has been the creation of a truly public art that unites structure with site and use. His designs for bridges, reading rooms, houses, and gazebos encourage both contemplation and communal activity. One of this best-known local works, the elegant Irene Hixon Whitney Bridge (1988), links the Garden with Loring Park.
Bridge over a Tree (1970), which was temporarily erected in the field that is now the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, featured two staircases that led nowhere except up and over a tree. . Siah Armajani Siah Armajani One of Siah Armajani's abiding artistic concerns has been the creation of a truly public art that unites structure with site and use. His designs for bridges, reading rooms, houses, and gazebos encourage both contemplation and communal activity. One of this best-known local works, the elegant Irene Hixon Whitney Bridge (1988), links the Garden with Loring Park.
Roanoke College is 1 mile off the interstate, and Olin Hall is the first building on the right on Thompson Memorial. . Recent exhibitions have included the work of Louise Nevelson, Alice Aycock, and Siah Armajani. Visiting artists and speakers have included John Cage, Betty Edwards, Nathan Goldstein, Jack Earl and Kevin Red Star. Every year, graduating senior studio and art history majors display an exhibition of work shown in the Olin Gallery.

A site I really like: http://www.berlinbiennale.de/en/standort/cont/kst-werk.html

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