Stainless steel and Murano glass, welded in 28 segments filled with 2070 blown glass spheres, lighting up in 3 second intervals resulting in a full moon every 5 minutes. Moon face appears when fully illuminated. 2.2 meters diameter. Approx. 1.5 metric tons.
Venice, Italy, June 9, 2005 – present
Vallaresso / San Marco vaporetto stop
The colors of Luna Piena's hand blown Murano glass spheres are inspired by Tiepolo frescos in Venice.
LUNA PIENA/FULL MOON is for everyone who has ever wondered, How did we get here? Where are we going and Why are we here?
SEPTEMBER 13– DECEMBER 1, 2011
RECEPTION: SUN, OCTOBER 2, 1–4pm
Wave Hill Glyndor Gallery
W 249 & Independence Ave Bronx, NY • www.wavehill.org • 718.549.3200
Eighteen contemporary artists explore a multi-dimensional preoccupation with the pivotal role that bees play in pollination, environmental health and our changing relationship with nature. Artists Jennifer Angus, Anonda Bell, Deborah Davidovits, Anda Dubinskis, Cara Enteles, Rose-Lynn Fisher, Sally Gall, Hope Ginsburg, Talia Greene, Judi Harvest, Rob Keller, Andrea Lilienthal, Holly Lynton, Lenore Malen, Julia Oldham, Michelle Rozic, Jeanne Silverthorne, Draga Šušanj.
Hive Culture Weekend: November 5 & 6; Artists Talk: Sunday, November 13
Back from its stay in Venice, the VENETIAN SATELLITE sculpture has taken up residency in the lobby of the the West Chelsea Building, 526 W. 26th St., New York City.
When I saw that Einstein had said, “If the bee disappears from the surface of the earth, man would have no more than four years to live. No more bees, no more pollination...no more men,” I began researching Colony Collapse Disorder, a recent worldwide phenomenon in which worker bees from a beehive or honey bee colony abruptly disappear, leading to the death of the hive. Soon after, I was building beehives in my studio, one cell at a time, just as the honeybee does.