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Commissioned in 1961 by Lincoln Center, Richard Lippold's space sculpture “Orpheus and Apollo” extends the entire length of the 190-foot Grand Promenade of Avery Fisher Hall (formerly Philharmonic Hall). The 5-ton sculpture hangs from the ceiling by thin stainless steel cables, supporting 190 sheets of highly polished copper alloy.
Richard Lippold’s midcentury sculpture “Orpheus and Apollo,” dismantled in 2014 after decades at Lincoln Center, is rehung at LaGuardia Airport in New York on June 22, 2023. The crew had to reassemble 188 metal bars, suspended at precise angles midair, from 444 wires attached to the ceiling.
13 paź 2023 · Trying to find a solution that could preserve “Orpheus and Apollo” for New York public space, rather than see it leave the city, or perhaps fall into private hands, the architecture critic ...
7 kwi 2021 · A promising new home has been found: LaGuardia Airport’s Central Hall at Terminal B. Set to open in 2022, the new glass-enclosed public space, part of LaGuardia’s $8 billion overhaul, will house the 5-ton, 190-foot-long, 39-foot high sculpture bringing its shimmery majesty to travelers and passersby.
Orpheus and Apollo is a 1962 sculpture by Richard Lippold. It was created for display in Philharmonic Hall (now David Geffen Hall) in Lincoln Center.
This sculpture depicts the figures of Apollo, the Greek god of music, poetry and light, and Orpheus, the musician and poet who attempted to summon his wife back from the underworld with music and song.
Lippold was the first American artist to design the wine label, a tradition now widely imitated by other artists. In 1962 Orpheus & Apollo, a 190 foot long sculpture, was installed in the Grand Foyer of Philharmonic Hall (now Avery Fisher Hall) at Lincoln Center, commissioned by the building architect Max Abramovitz.
