Thirtieth Anniversary of Richard Serra’s Twain
Today marks the 30th anniversary of the dedication of ‘Twain’ by Richard Serra, easily the most hated or misunderstood art in St. Louis (depending upon your viewpoint).
I tried to arrange a party for tonight to celebrate the anniversary. I had a lighting designer and manufacturer willing to temporarily light the sculpture. But nobody with deep pockets or art world connections were willing to lift a finger. We’ve got abandoned buildings galore but we also have an abandoned city block with art by a well known artist.
Being inside Twain is amazing, the sense of enclosure changes your perception of the surroundings. People do wonder inside and when they do they get it also.
Below is from dedication day, May 1, 1982. Original film footage by Merrill Bauer.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3zIlq7Je74
Hopefully some day we can connect this block to Citygarden to the east.
– Steve Patterson