Endover

Sculpture at University of Michigan

Endover

The Cube
Artist| Tony Rosenthal
Year| 1968
Medium| Painted CorTen steel
Dimensions| 4.6 m × 4.6 m × 4.6 m (15 ft × 15 ft × 15 ft)
Weight| 2,400 pounds (1,100 kg)
Location| Regents Plaza, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Coordinates| 42°16′33″N 83°44′31″W﻿ / ﻿42.27583°N 83.74194°W﻿ / 42.27583; -83.74194
Owner| University of Michigan

Endover,[1] popularly known as The Cube, is an interactive sculpture on the campus of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Endover is one of a series of monumental cubes in CorTen steel by American abstract sculptor Tony Rosenthal, which also includes Alamo in the East Village of New York.[2]

## Description

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Endover's mounting mechanism allows the sculpture to spin with ease

Endover is a 15 ft × 15 ft × 15 ft (4.6 m × 4.6 m × 4.6 m) cube, fabricated in black-painted CorTen steel, mounted on its corner. Each face of the cube is divided into four approximately equal quadrants, The cube's mounting mechanism allows the 2,400 lb (1,100 kg) sculpture to spin with relative ease.[3] The Endover cube's pivot is sunken into the ground, as opposed to the pivot of the similar Alamo, which is on a separate platform.

Endover is permanently installed in Regents' Plaza on the university's Central Campus, adjacent to the Michigan Union, and is open to the public.

## History

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American abstract sculptor Tony Rosenthal (1914–2009), a 1936 graduate of the University of Michigan,[4] created the first of his series of monumental cubes in 1967. Alamo was installed in Astor Place in downtown Manhattan, and was intended to be a temporary installation. Alamo proved to be popular, and was kept in Astor Place. Alamo spins, a feature that was not intended by Rosenthal, but which is appreciated by the public and the artist alike.[5]

Endover in front of the Fleming Administration Building, photographed by Balthazar Korab circa 1968

The popularity of Alamo, which was planned to be relocated to Ann Arbor after a six-month installation,[3] resulted in the commissioning of a new sculpture in its place. The initially unnamed cube is a refinement of Alamo, with a revolving mechanism that allows the sculpture to spin more easily than its counterpart in New York.[6] Endover is a gift to the university from the Class of 1965 and the sculptor. The cube was installed in Regents' Plaza in 1968.[7]

Endover was removed from public display from 2018 to 2019, due to the renovation of the adjacent Michigan Union.[7]

## References

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1. ^ "Endover, 1968". Tony Rosenthal. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
2. ^ Albee, Edward; Hunter, Sam (2000). Tony Rosenthal. New York: Rizzoli. pp. 26–27, 63, 71. ISBN 978-0-8478-2316-1.26-27,+63,+71&rft.pub=Rizzoli&rft.date=2000&rft.isbn=978-0-8478-2316-1&rft.aulast=Albee&rft.aufirst=Edward&rft.au=Hunter,+Sam&rft_id=http://archive.org/details/tonyrosenthal0000albe&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Endover" class="Z3988">
3. ^ a b "The Cube in A²" (Press release). University of Michigan. October 31, 2000. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
4. ^ Grimes, William (August 1, 2009). "Tony Rosenthal, Sculptor of Public Art, Dies at 94". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
5. ^ Barron, James (December 12, 2022). "The World Keeps Spinning, but the Astor Place Cube Is Stuck in Place". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
6. ^ Hoffman, Daniel (October 13, 2014). "There's an Astor Place Cube in Michigan, and We Took It For a Spin". Bedford + Bowery. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
7. ^ a b Slagter, Martin (April 20, 2018). "'The Cube' stops spinning at the University of Michigan on May 14". MLive. Retrieved 2024-01-11.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Endover.

* The Cube rendered in Lego, by Virginia Falk

## See also

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* Alamo (sculpture)

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