Wake (sculpture)

{{Short description|Sculpture in Seattle, Washington, U.S.}}

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| image = Olympic sculpture wake.jpg

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| caption = The sculpture in 2013

| artist = Richard Serra

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| year = {{start date|2004}}

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| type = Sculpture

| material = Weathering steel

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| city = Seattle, Washington

| museum = Olympic Sculpture Park (Seattle Art Museum)

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Wake is a 2004 weathering steel sculpture by Richard Serra, installed at Olympic Sculpture Park in Seattle, Washington.{{cite web|url=http://art.seattleartmuseum.org/objects/32045/wake|title=Collections - SAM - Seattle Art Museum|publisher=|access-date=2021-03-09|archive-date=2020-08-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810024616/http://art.seattleartmuseum.org/objects/32045/wake|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2014/08/28/hey-is-that-a-huge-richard-serra-sculpture-at-paul-allens-private-peninsula-lair|title=Hey! Is That a Huge Richard Serra Sculpture at Paul Allen's Private Peninsula Lair?|publisher=|access-date=2016-08-14|archive-date=2016-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818172422/http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2014/08/28/hey-is-that-a-huge-richard-serra-sculpture-at-paul-allens-private-peninsula-lair|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=http://old.seattletimes.com/html/sculpturepark/2003518555_sculptureblurbs140.html|title=The Seattle Times | Local news, sports, business, politics, entertainment, travel, restaurants and opinion for Seattle and the Pacific Northwest|access-date=2016-08-17|archive-date=2016-09-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160924163006/http://old.seattletimes.com/html/sculpturepark/2003518555_sculptureblurbs140.html|url-status=live}} Arts Observer called the installation "a must-see", offering "incredibly diverse perspectives from various angles and vantage points".{{cite web |last= |date=11 June 2014 |title=Olympic Sculpture Park: Seattle's Amazing Green Exhibition Space |url=http://www.artsobserver.com/2014/06/11/olympic-sculpture-park-seattles-amazing-green-exhibition-space/ |publisher= |access-date=14 August 2016 |archive-date=5 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231205020639/http://www.artsobserver.com/2014/06/11/olympic-sculpture-park-seattles-amazing-green-exhibition-space/ |url-status=live }} It was the first piece installed in the park, in July 2006.{{cite web|url=http://www.seattlepi.com/ae/article/Serra-firma-Dogged-artist-stood-his-ground-1209732.php|title=Serra firma: Dogged artist stood his ground|date=25 July 2006|publisher=|access-date=14 August 2016|archive-date=2 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160902144740/http://www.seattlepi.com/ae/article/Serra-firma-Dogged-artist-stood-his-ground-1209732.php|url-status=live}}