Molecule Man(sculpture)

Molecule Man
Molecule Man
	Molecule Manseen at sunset from the Eisenbrücke atS-Bahnhof Treptower Park.
Artist	Jonathan Borofsky
Year	1977
Medium	Aluminium
Subject	Three human form silhouettes
	52°29′49.1″N13°27′32.6″E/ 52.496972°N 13.459056°E

Molecule Manis a series ofaluminiumsculptures, designed by American artistJonathan Borofsky,installed at various locations around the world, including Germany^[1]and the United States.^[2]Borofsky made the firstMolecule Mansculptures for locations in Los Angeles in 1977 and 1978.^[1]They were installed later in 1981 and 1983 (in Los Angeles and Beverly Hills, respectively).^[3]^[4]

The sculpture model depicts three human form silhouettes with hundreds of holes, leaning toward each other. According toBorofsky,the holes represent "themoleculesof allhuman beingscoming together to create our existence. "^[1]

A related sculpture is Borofsky'sHammering Man.^[5]

References

^^a ^b ^c ^d"Molecule Man,Berlin Archived2011-10-04 at theWayback Machine".Jonathan Borofsky. borofsky.
^"Molecule Man,Council Bluffs, Iowa Archived2011-10-04 at theWayback Machine".Jonathan Borofsky. borofsky.
^Herman, Valli (5 May 2005)."L.A.'s close encounters of the artsy kind".Los Angeles Times.Archivedfrom the original on 28 August 2023.Retrieved17 October2020.
^"Molecule Man, (sculpture)".Smithsonian Institution.Archivedfrom the original on 2022-09-20.Retrieved2022-09-18.
^Klein, Michael (December 2004)."Jonathan Borofsky On a Grand Scale".Sculpture Magazine.23(10).International Sculpture Center.sculpture.org.Archivedfrom the original on September 26, 2018.RetrievedSeptember 25,2018.Also available on theartist's website Archived2021-05-18 at theWayback Machine.

External links

Media related toMolecule Manat Wikimedia Commons
Molecule Man Sculpture,Los Angeles, California, United States

[berlin-1] "Molecule Man,Berlin Archived2011-10-04 at theWayback Machine".Jonathan Borofsky. borofsky.

[2] "Molecule Man,Council Bluffs, Iowa Archived2011-10-04 at theWayback Machine".Jonathan Borofsky. borofsky.

[LATimes-3] Herman, Valli (5 May 2005)."L.A.'s close encounters of the artsy kind".Los Angeles Times.Archivedfrom the original on 28 August 2023.Retrieved17 October2020.

[4] "Molecule Man, (sculpture)".Smithsonian Institution.Archivedfrom the original on 2022-09-20.Retrieved2022-09-18.

[5] Klein, Michael (December 2004)."Jonathan Borofsky On a Grand Scale".Sculpture Magazine.23(10).International Sculpture Center.sculpture.org.Archivedfrom the original on September 26, 2018.RetrievedSeptember 25,2018.Also available on theartist's website Archived2021-05-18 at theWayback Machine.

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v t e Jonathan Borofsky
Sculptures	Walking Man(1995) Dancers(2003) Male/Female(2004) Walking to the Sky(2004)
Sculpture series	Molecule Man(1977-1978) Hammering Man(1979-2002)

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