Wilkie D. Ferguson, Jr. United States Courthouse, Miami, Florida. [Washington, D.C. : General Services Administration, Public Buildings Service, 2007. Arquitectonica and Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum. via babel.hathitrust
Flutter, 2005
Wilkie D. Ferguson, Jr. Federal Courthouse, Miami, FL
459’ x 105’ x 3′ tall
The artwork … is … her response to the boat-like imagery of the building. She envisioned creating a series of grassy waves that the building “floats” upon.
Visitors are able to walk through this rippling grassy landscape. This work typifies the artist’s interest in the ambiguity of form, creating a rippling wave that is equally reminiscent of a drifting sand dune.
GSA’s Art in Architecture Program.
Who is eligible for an Art in Architecture commission: American artists who are citizens or lawful permanent residents of the United States.
To be considered for:
- All new commissions for the next ten years, join the National Artist Registry.
- One commission at a time, respond to the solicitation announced in SAM.gov.
