Unfolding Rhythms
{{Short description|Sculpture in Portland, Oregon}}
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| artist = Manuel Izquierdo
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| year = {{start date|1987}}
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| condition = "Treatment needed" (1993)
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Unfolding Rhythms is an outdoor 1987 sculpture by Manuel Izquierdo, located in Portland, Oregon, United States.
Description and history
Manuel Izquierdo's Unfolding Rhythms (1987) is an abstract painted metal sculpture, installed outside the Oregon Dental Services (ODS) Building on Southwest Fifth Avenue between Oak Street and Stark Street. It measures approximately {{Convert|10|ft|m}} x {{Convert|5.5|ft|m}} x {{Convert|5.5|ft|m}}.{{cite web|title=Unfolding Rhythms, (sculpture).|url=http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=all&source=~!siartinventories&uri=full=3100001~!324201~!0#focus|publisher=Smithsonian Institution|access-date=July 17, 2015|archive-date=July 21, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721140118/http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=all&source=~!siartinventories&uri=full=3100001~!324201~!0#focus|url-status=live}}{{cite book|last1=Cook|first1=Sybilla Avery|title=Walking Portland|date=1998|publisher=Globe Pequot|page=73|isbn=9781560446040|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oh_dA76n37gC&pg=PA73|access-date=July 17, 2015}} The sculpture was funded by ODS and is enclosed by a fence at night. An inscription on its northeast side reads, "{{Small|UNFOLDING RHYTHMS / Manuel Izquierdo / 2-10-1987}}" (the copyright date), and displays a copyright symbol with the artist's signature.
The sculpture was surveyed and considered "treatment needed" by the Smithsonian's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in 1993.
Reception
See also
{{Portal|Oregon|Visual arts}}
- 1987 in art
- The Dreamer (1979), Portland, Oregon
- Silver Dawn (1980), Portland, Oregon
References
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Category:1987 establishments in Oregon