© Elías Crespin. Image courtesy of Nelson – Atkins Digital Production & Preservation, Gabe Hopkins
“A dramatic, ever-shifting, hanging sculpture is now installed in Bloch Lobby as The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City continues celebrating its 90th year. Grand HexaNet was created by Venezuelan artist Elias Crespin (b. 1965), who was present in Kansas City to oversee the installation.
“This highly nuanced choreographic sculpture constantly shifts and changes, bringing into question the concepts of space, time, movement, and form,” said Julián Zugazagoitia, Director & CEO of the Nelson-Atkins. “Crespin’s work is both mezmerising and complex, inviting us to see and appreciate the architecture of the Bloch building in new ways.”
Elías Crespin, Venezuelan (b. 1965). Grand HexaNet, 2018. Anodized aluminum, dyneema, motors, computer, and electronic interface. 197 5/8 x 172 13/16 inches (502 x 439 cm) overall. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri. Purchase: acquired through the generosity of the William T. Kemper Foundation and the William Rockhill Nelson Trust through the George H. and Elizabeth O. Davis Fund, 2023.32. Image courtesy of Nelson-Atkins Media Services, Gabe Hopkins.
