Olympic Iliad

Sculpture in Seattle, Washington, U.S.

Olympic Iliad

Artist| Alexander Liberman
Year| 1984 (1984)
Type| Sculpture
Medium| Steel
Location| Seattle, Washington, United States
Coordinates| 47°37′10″N 122°21′00″W﻿ / ﻿47.6194°N 122.3501°W﻿ / 47.6194; -122.3501

Olympic Iliad, also known as Pasta Tube,[1] is a 1984 steel sculpture by Alexander Liberman, located in the lawn surrounding the Space Needle at Seattle Center in Seattle, Washington, United States. The work includes large steel cylinders cut at different angles and lengths, painted red.[2] The sculpture is similar to Liberman's Iliad, located at the Storm King Art Center in Mountainville, New York.[2] It is featured on the cover of Brazilian musician Amon Tobin's album Bricolage.

## References

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1. ^ "Olympic Iliad, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
2. ^ a b "Alexander Liberman: Olympic Iliad". City of Seattle. Retrieved August 5, 2013.

## External links

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* Visual arts portal

* "Photo of the Day: Olympic Iliad, Seattle" by Brian Poon (National Geographic, 2013)

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Sculptures|

* Ritual II (1966)
* Axeltree (1967)
* Orbits (1967)
* Contact II (1972)
* Argo (1974)
* Aim I (1980)
* Olympic Iliad (1984)
* Galaxy (1985)
* Ulysses (1988)

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* Mary's Invitation – A Place to Regard Beauty
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* Graffiti in Seattle
* List of public art in Kirkland, Washington
* Public art of the Washington State Ferries system
* The Emperor Has No Balls

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Public art|

* American Doughboy Bringing Home Victory
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* Grass Blades
* International Fountain
* Kobe Bell
* Moses
* Olympic Iliad
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* Sonic Bloom
* Statue of Chris Cornell
* Typewriter Eraser, Scale X

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* Seattle Center Monorail
* Wheedle

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* Lawrence Halprin
* Paul Thiry
* Minoru Yamasaki

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