Untitled Light Sculpture, (sculpture).

Untitled Light Sculpture, (sculpture).

Ahn, Hyong Nam, 1954- , sculptor.

Untitled Light Sculpture, (sculpture).

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Sculpture: painted steel panels, two microphones, computerized lighting system; Base: concrete.

Sculpture: approx H. 50 ft. Diam. 3 ft.; Base: approx. H. 6 in.

Hyong Nan Ahm 8-1981 signed

Twelve triangular steel panels, each painted a different color, are set within the structural steel tower. The work is illuminated so that when two microphones set within the sculpture detect changes in the surrounding street noises a computerized system is activated to vary the intensity of the light for several minutes.

Abstract -- Geometric

Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Chicago

Administered by City of Chicago, Department of Cultural Affairs, Public Art Program, 78 East Washington, Chicago, Illinois 60602

Located Donnelley Hall, 23rd Street & Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, Plaza, Chicago, Illinois

Commissioned as part of Chicago's Percent for Art program.

Bach, Ira J., and Mary Lackritz Gray, "A Guide to Chicago's Public Sculpture," Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1983, pg. 221.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Illinois, Chicago survey, 1992.

Bach, Ira J., and Mary Lackritz Gray, "A Guide to Chicago's Public Sculpture," Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1983, pg. 221.

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