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Sculpture in the Streets
The Art of a Kinetic Sculptor, George Rickey
Exhibit Runs 6-17-11 through 3-1-12
The Art of a Kinetic Sculptor
The Downtown Albany Business Improvement District (BID) is proud to welcome American kinetic sculptor George Rickey (1907 – 2002) as the featured artist for the 2011 Sculpture in the Street, an outdoor art exhibition walking tour in downtown Albany. Referred to as a pioneer in kinetic sculpture, Rickey’s pieces come to life with the slightest breeze, making him a unique figure in contemporary art. Sculptures as large as 14 feet high and 22 feet wide are slated for the exhibition.
“The Art of a Kinetic Sculptor” walking tour will begin on June 17, 2011 and run through March 2012. The exhibit and tour are free and open to the public. Walking tour maps will be available at area merchants, the Downtown Albany BID office at 40 North Pearl Street, Albany and online.
The five visiting pieces from the Rickey Foundation are:
• Two Conical Segments Gyratory II;
• Rectangles Horizontal Jointed Big, Thin, Small;
• Three Squares Gyratory I;
• Six Lines In A “T”; and
• Column of Four Squares Excentric Gyratory III.
The Capital Region is home to three publically displayed Rickey pieces that will be incorporated into the walking art exhibition, including:
• The Albany Institute of History and Art (Etoile Variation V);
• Empire State Plaza (Two Lines Oblique); and
• The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) Greene Building (Six Random Lines Excentric).
Additional Rickey’s pieces can be found in the collections on the Rensselaer Polytechnic campus in Troy, the Schenectady’s museum, as well as numerous private collections locally and worldwide. The current art installation at the Albany International Airport also features a ceiling sculpture by Rickey titled “Four Triangles Hanging” located behind the security check point.
George Rickey Kinetic Sculptures
