Ascent the Wind

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| image_file = Michael Helbing Ascent the Wind.jpg

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| title = Ascent the Wind

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| other_language_1 = Also known as

| other_title_1 = Ascend the Wind

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| artist = Michael Helbing

| year = {{Start date|2004}}

| type = Stainless steel

| height_imperial = 11

| width_imperial = 10

| length_imperial = 5

| imperial_unit = ft

| metric_unit = m

| city = Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

| museum = Indianapolis Art Center

| coordinates = {{coord|39|52|40.8|N|86|8|33.72|W|region:US}}

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Ascent the Wind is a public artwork by American artist Michael Helbing. The artwork is located in the ARTSPARK grounds of the Indianapolis Art Center, in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States.{{cite web|author=Indianapolis Art Center |year=2009 |title=Indianapolis Art Center Map |work=Artspark |publisher=Indianapolis Art Center |url=http://www.indplsartcenter.org/ARTSPARK%20Brochure_LR.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726175429/http://www.indplsartcenter.org/ARTSPARK%20Brochure_LR.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=26 July 2011 |accessdate=4 April 2010 }} While the Indianapolis Art Center titles it Ascent the Wind, the artist calls it Ascend the Wind.{{cite web|author=Shimmery |year=2008 |title=Ascend the Wind |work=Mike Helbing Metal Sculptor |publisher=Shimmery Gallery |url=http://www.shimmerygallery.com/helbing/helbingd22.htm |accessdate=4 April 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322084825/http://www.shimmerygallery.com/helbing/helbingd22.htm |archivedate=22 March 2012 }}