*Lipstick (Ascending) on Caterpillar Tracks, 1969-74
Cor-Ten steel, steel, aluminum, cast resin; painted with polyurethane enamel
23 ft. 6 in. x 24 ft. 11 in. x 10 ft. 11 in. (7.2 x 7.6 x 3.3 m)
Samuel F. B. Morse College, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut

*Clothespin, 1976
Cor-Ten and stainless steels
45 ft. x 12 ft. 3 in. x 4 ft. 6 in. (13.7 x 3.7 x 1.4 m)
Centre Square Plaza, Fifteenth and Market streets, Philadelphia

Trowel I, 1971-76
Steel painted with polyurethane enamel
41 ft. 9 in. x 11 ft. 3 in. x 14 ft. 7 in. (12.7 x 3.4 x 4.4 m).
sited: 38 ft. 5 in. x 11 ft. 3 in. x 7 ft. 5 in. (11.7 x 3.4 x 2.3 m)
Rijksmuseum Kröller-Müller, Otterlo, the Netherlands

Trowel II, 1976
Cor-Ten steel painted with polyurethane enamel
41 ft. 9 in. x 11 ft. 3 in. x 14 ft. 7 in. (12.7 x 3.4 x 4.4 m)
sited: 37 ft. x 11 ft. 3 in. x 7 ft. 5 in. (11.3 x 3.4 x 2.3 m)
Donald M. Kendall Sculpture Gardens at PepsiCo, Purchase, New York

Batcolumn, 1977
Steel and aluminum painted with polyurethane enamel
96 ft. 8 in. (29.5 m) high x 9 ft. 9 in. (3 m) diameter, on base 4 ft. (1.2 m) high x 10 ft. (3.1 m) diameter
Harold Washington Social Security Center, 600 West Madison Street, Chicago

Pool Balls, 1977
Reinforced concrete
Three balls, each 11 ft. 6 in. (3.5 m) diameter
Aaseeterrassen, Münster, Germany

Crusoe Umbrella, 1979
Cor-Ten steel painted with polyurethane enamel
37 x 37 x 58 ft. (11.3 x 11.3 x 17.7 m)
sited: 33 x 37 x 56 ft. (10.1 x 11.3 x 17.1 m)
Nollen Plaza, Civic Center of Greater Des Moines, Des Moines, Iowa

Flashlight, 1981
Steel painted with polyurethane enamel
38 ft. 6 in. (11.7 m) high x 10 ft. 6 in. (3.2 m) diameter
University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Split Button, 1981
Aluminum painted with polyurethane enamel
16 ft. (4.9 m) diameter x 10 in. (0.3 m) thick
height from ground when sited: 4 ft. 11 in. (1.5 m)
Levy Park, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Hat in Three Stages of Landing, 1982
Steel and aluminum painted with polyurethane enamel
Three hats, each 9 ft. 5 in. x 18 ft. x 15 ft. 5 in. (2.9 x 5.5 x 4.7 m)
Each hat is supported on two poles at a different height,
equidistant from one another, over an area approximately 162 ft. (49.4 m) long:
(1) 19 ft. 3 in. (5.9 m) high
(2) 12 ft. 10 in. (3.9 m) high
(3) 6 ft. 1 in. (1.9 m) high
Sherwood Park, Salinas, California

Spitzhacke (Pickaxe), 1982
Steel painted with polyurethane enamel
36 ft. 9 in. x 44 ft. 6 in. x 3 ft. 8 in. (11.2 x 13.6 x 1.1 m)
sited: 43 ft. 5 in. x 42 ft. 7 in. x 11 ft. 5 in. (13.2 x 13 x 3.5 m)
Kassel, Germany

Gartenschlauch (Garden Hose), 1983
Steel painted with polyurethane enamel
Two parts, in an area approximately 6,000 sq. ft. (557.4 sq. m)
faucet: 35 ft. 5 in. x 8 ft. 12 in. x 7 ft. 1 in. (10.8 x 2.7 x 2.2 m)
hose: 410 ft. (125 m) long x 20 in. (0.5 m) diameter
Stühlinger Park, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

Screwarch, 1983
Aluminum painted with polyurethane enamel
12 ft. 8 in. x 21 ft. 6 in. x 7 ft. 10 in. (3.9 x 6.6 x 2.4 m)
Museum Boymans-van Beuningen, Rotterdam, the Netherlands

Cross Section of a Toothbrush with Paste, in a Cup, on a Sink: Portrait of Coosje's Thinking, 1983
Steel and cast iron painted with polyurethane enamel
19 ft. 8 in. x 9 ft. 2 in. x 7 in. (6 x 2.8 x 0.2 m)
Haus Esters, Krefeld, Germany

Stake Hitch, 1984
Stake: steel, aluminum, epoxy, painted with polyurethane enamel
rope: polyurethane foam, plastic materials, fiber-reinforced plastic; painted with latex
Total height: 53 ft. 6 in. (16.3 m)
stake with knot, upper floor: 13 ft. 6 in. x 18 ft. 2 in. x 14 ft. 7 in. (4.1 x 5.5 x 4.5 m)
stake, lower floor: 12 ft. 10 in. x 5 ft. x 3 ft. (3.9 x 1.5 x 0.9 m)
rope, knot to ceiling: 40 ft. (12.2 m) high x 20 in. (0.5 m) diameter
Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas

Balancing Tools, 1984
Steel painted with polyurethane enamel
26 ft. 3 in. x 29 ft. 6 in. x 19 ft. 10 in. (8 x 9 x 6.1 m)
Vitra International AG, Weil am Rhein, Germany

Knife Ship I, 1985
Steel, wood, plastic coated fabric, motor
Closed, without oars: 7 ft. 8 in. x 10 ft. 6 in. x 40 ft. 5 in. (2.3 x 3.2 x 12.3 m)
Extended, with oars: 26 ft. 4 in. x 31 ft. 6 in. x 82 ft. 11 in. (8 x 9.6 x 25.3 m)
height with large blade raised: 31 ft. 8 in. (9.7 m)
width with blades extended: 82 ft. 10 in. (25.2 m)
Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Spain

Knife Ship II, 1986
Steel, aluminum, wood; painted with polyurethane enamel
Closed, without oars: 7 ft. 8 in. x 10 ft. 6 in. x 40 ft. 5 in. (2.3 x 3.2 x 12.3 m)
Extended, with oars: 26 ft. 4 in. x 31 ft. 6 in. x 82 ft. 11 in. (8 x 9.6 x 25.3 m)
height with large blade raised: 31 ft. 8 in. (9.7 m)
width with blades extended: 82 ft. 10 in. (25.2 m)
Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles

Knife Slicing Through Wall, 1986
Wood painted with enamel; and plasterboard or cardboard blade:
4 ft. 10 in. x 12 ft. 3 in. (1.47 x 3.66 x .08 m);
two wall sections, each 8 ft. x 3 ft. 10 in. x 2 ft. 8 in. (2.44 x 1.17 x .81 m)
Installed at 817 Hillsdale Ave., Los Angeles, CA
Margo Leavin Gallery, Los Angeles

Toppling Ladder with Spilling Paint, 1986
Steel and aluminum painted with polyurethane enamel
14 ft. 2 in. x 10 ft. 8 in. x 7 ft. 7 in. (4.3 x 3.3 x 2.3 m)
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles

Knife Slicing Through Wall, 1986
Wood painted with enamel; and plasterboard or cardboard blade:
4 ft. 10 in. x 12 ft. 3 in. (1.47 x 3.66 x .08 m); two wall sections, each 8 ft. x 3 ft. 10 in. x 2 ft. 8 in. (2.44 x 1.17 x .81 m)
Installed at 817 Hillsdale Avenue, Los Angeles
Margo Leavin Gallery, Los Angeles

Spoonbridge and Cherry, 1988
Stainless steel and aluminum painted with polyurethane enamel
29 ft. 6 in. x 51 ft. 6 in. x 13 ft. 6 in. (9 x 15.7 x 4.1 m)
Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis

Dropped Bowl with Scattered Slices and Peels, 1990
Steel, reinforced concrete, fiber-reinforced plastic; painted with polyurethane enamel; stainless steel
Seventeen parts (eight bowl fragments, four peels, five orange sections), in an area approximately 16 ft. 9 in. x 91 ft. x 105 ft. (5.1 x 27.7 x 32 m)
Metro-Dade Open Space Park, Miami

Bicyclette Ensevelie (Buried Bicycle), 1990
Steel, aluminum, fiber-reinforced plastic; painted with polyurethane enamel
Four parts, in an area approximately 150 ft. 11 in. x 71 ft. 2 in. (46 x 21.7 m)
wheel: 9 ft. 2 in. x 53 ft. 4 in. x 10 ft. 4 in. (2.8 x 16.3 x 3.2 m)
handlebar and bell: 23 ft. 8 in. x 20 ft. 5 in. x 15 ft. 7 in. (7.2 x 6.2 x 4.7 m)
seat: 11 ft. 4 in. x 23 ft. 9 in. x 13 ft. 7 in. (3.5 x 7.2 x 4.1 m)
pedal: 16 ft. 4 in. x 20 ft. 1 in. x 6 ft. 11 in. (5.0 x 6.1 x 2.1 m)
Parc de La Villette, Paris

Monument to the Last Horse, 1991
Aluminum and polyurethane foam painted with polyurethane enamel
19 ft. 8 in. x 17 ft. x 12 ft. 4 in. (6 x 5.2 x 3.8 m)
The Chinati Foundation, Marfa, Texas

Binoculars, 1991
Steel frame. Exterior: concrete and cement plaster painted with elastomeric paint. Interior: gypsum plaster
45 x 44 x 18 ft. (13.7 x 13.4 x 5.5 m)
Central component of a building designed by Frank O. Gehry and Associates, 340 Main Street, Venice, California

Free Stamp, 1991
Steel and aluminum painted with polyurethane enamel
28 ft. 10 in. x 26 ft. x 49 ft. (8.8 x 7.9 x 14.9 m)
Willard Park, Cleveland, Ohio

Mistos (Match Cover), 1992
Steel, aluminum, fiber-reinforced plastic; painted with polyurethane enamel
Overall: 68 ft. x 33 ft. x 43 ft. 4 in. (20.7 x 10.1 x 13.2 m)
Five detached matches:
(1) 9 ft. 2 in. x 37 ft. 1 in. x 9 ft. 7 in. (2.8 x 11.3 x 2.9 m)
(2) 14 ft. 10 in. x 30 ft. 3 in. x 10 ft. (4.5 x 9.2 x 3.1 m)
(3) 7 ft. 6 in. x 28 ft. 4 in. x 18 ft. 9 in. (2.3 x 8.6 x 5.7 m)
(4) 7 ft. 11 in. x 25 ft. 10 in. x 19 ft. 2 in. (2.4 x 7.9 x 5.8 m)
(5) 17 ft. 4 in. x 35 ft. x 14 ft. 5 in. (5.3 x 10.7 x 4.4 m)
Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona

Bottle of Notes, 1993
Steel painted with polyurethane enamel
30 x 16 x 10 ft. (9.1 x 4.9 x 3.1 m)
Central Gardens, Middlesbrough, England

Inverted Collar and Tie, 1994
Steel, polymer concrete, fiber-reinforced plastic; painted with polyester gelcoat
39 ft. x 27 ft. 9 in. x 12 ft. 8 in. (11.9 x 8.5 x 3.9 m)
Mainzer Landstrasse, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Shuttlecocks, 1994
Aluminum and fiber-reinforced plastic painted with polyurethane enamel
Four shuttlecocks, each 17 ft. 11 in. (5.5 m) high x 15 ft. 1 in. (4.6 m) crown diameter and 4 ft. (1.2 m) nose diameter, sited in different positions on the grounds of the museum
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri

Soft Shuttlecock, 1995
Steel, aluminum, wood, fiber-reinforced plastic, expanded polystyrene and polyethylene foams, canvas, rope; painted with latex
Nosecone, approximately 3 ft. high (0.9 m) x 6 ft. (1.8 m) diameter
nine feathers, each approximately 26 ft. (7.9 m) long x 6 ft. 6 in. (2 m) wide
Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation

Houseball, 1996
Stainless steel, fiber-reinforced plastic, jute netting, urethane and polyvinylchloride foams; painted with polyester gelcoat
27 ft. 6 in. (8.4 m) high x 24 ft. 4 in. (7.4 m) diameter
Bethlehemkirch-Platz, Mauerstrasse, Berlin

Saw, Sawing, 1996
Steel, epoxy resin, fiber-reinforced plastic, urethane and polyvinylchloride foams; painted with polyester gelcoat
50 ft. 8 in. x 4 ft. 9 in. x 40 ft. (15.4 x 1.5 x 12.2 m)
Tokyo International Exhibition Center, Big Sight, Tokyo

Golf/Typhoon, 1996
Steel and fiber-reinforced plastic painted with polyurethane enamel
20 ft. 2 in x 5 ft. 7 in. x 5 ft. 6 in. (6.2 x 1.7 x 3.7 m)
Private Collection, Bridgehampton, New York

Torn Notebook, 1996
Stainless steel, steel, aluminum; painted with polyurethane enamel
Three parts (notebook and two loose pages)
notebook: 21 ft. 10 in. x 23 ft. x 26 ft. 1 in. (6.7 x 6.4 x 8 m)
page (1): 10 ft. x 14 ft. 1 in. x 7 ft. 1 in. (3.0 x 4.3 x 2.2 m)
page (2): 11 ft. 8 in. x 8 ft. 7 in. x 8 ft. 2 in. (3.6 x 2.6 x 2.5 m)
Madden Garden, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska

Valentine Perfume, 1997
Stainless steel, cast aluminum, aluminum pipe; painted with acrylic urethane
21 ft. x 4 ft. 9 in. x 9 ft. 4 in. (6.4 x 1.4 x 2.9 m)
Collection of the artists

Lion's Tail, 1999
Stainless steel, aluminum, wood, fiber-reinforced plastic, expanded polystyrene, painted with urethane enamel; nylon
18 ft. 6 in. x 15 ft. x 4 ft. (5.6 x 4.6 x 1.2 m)
Musei Civici Veneziani, Venice, Italy

Ago, Filo e Nodo (Needle, Thread and Knot), 2000
Brushed stainless steel and fiber-reinforced plastic painted with polyester gelcoat and polyurethane enamel
Needle and thread: 59 ft. (18 m) high x 50 3/8 in. (128 cm) diameter
knot: 19 ft. (5.8 m) long x 19 11/16 in. (50 cm) diameter
Piazzale Cadorna, Milan, Italy

Flying Pins, 2000
Steel, fiber-reinforced plastic, foam, epoxy; painted with polyester gelcoat and polyurethane enamel
Ten pins, each: 24 ft. 7 in. (7.5 m) high x 7 ft. 7 in. (2.3 m) widest diameter
in an area approximately 123 ft. (37.5 m) long x 65 ft. 7 in. (20 m) wide
partially buried pins: #1: 18 ft. 5 in. (5.6 m) high; #2: 13 ft. 2 in. (4 m) high
combined pins: #3a/b: 26 ft. 7 in. (8.1 m) high; #5a/b/c: 28 ft. 7 in. (8.7 m) high
individual pins: #4: 21 ft. 8 in. (6.6 m) high; #6: 20 ft. 8 in. (6.3 m) high; #7: 17 ft. 9 in. (5.4 m) high
ball: 9 ft. 2 in. (2.8 m) high x 21 ft. 12 in. (6.7 m) diameter
Intersection of John F. Kennedylaan and Fellenoord Avenues, Eindhoven, the Netherlands

Dropped Cone, 2001
Stainless and galvanized steels, fiber-reinforced plastic, balsawood; painted with polyester gelcoat
39 ft. 10 in. (12.1 m) high x 19 ft. (5.8 m) diameter
height above building: 32 ft. 10 in. (10 m)
Neumarkt Galerie, Cologne, Germany

Cupid's Span, 2002
Stainless steel, structural carbon steel, fiber-reinforced plastic, cast epoxy, polyvinylchloride foam; painted with polyester gelcoat
60 ft. (182.3 m) high
Rincon Park, San Francisco, California

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