Stuart Collection Superlatives
Stuart Collection pieces are in a class of their own , so
we highlighted their most unique qualities . Share your picks with us @ ucsdalumni — # StuartCollection
Most Challenging Do Ho Suh ’ s Fallen Star was the most expensive ($ 1.4M ) and the artist came from farthest away ( Seoul , S . Korea ).
The Loudest Both John Baldessari ’ s READ / WRITE / THINK / DREAM and Elizabeth Murray ’ s Red Shoe scream with color , but Terry Allen ’ s Trees is the only one that talks to you .
Most Typographical Ian Hamilton Finlay ’ s UNDA features the editorial transposition symbol flowing through the Latin word for “ wave .”
The Longest Alexis Smith ’ s Snake Path is 560 feet long , yet Bruce Nauman ’ s Vices and
Virtues uses more than a mile of neon .
Most Overlooked
William Wegman ’ s La Jolla Vista
View is among the hardest to find .
Most Dynamic Nam June Paik ’ s Something Pacific was designed to change over time , as technology progresses and grass grows over the monitors . See TRITONMAG . COM / PAIK for more .
The Wordiest A tie between the engraved messages of Jenny Holzer ’ s Green Table and the quotes and phrases of Barbara Kruger ’ s Another in Price Center East .
Most Subtle Jackie Ferrara ’ s Terrace uses many mathematical patterns that she hoped would spark scientists ’ curiosity .
Most Misnamed What so many students refer to as “ Stonehenge ” is actually Richard Fleischner ’ s La Jolla Project .
Most Rumored You decide — Michael Asher ’ s Untitled ( ever drink its “ smart water ” before a test ?) or Robert Irwin ’ s Two Running Violet V Forms ( giraffe catchers , anyone ?)
Most Fashionable Niki De Saint Phalle ’ s Sun God and Tim Hawkinson ’ s Bear are student ’ s favorites to dress ; Kiki Smith ’ s Standing has never been so adorned .
The Newest Wind Garden by composer John Luther Adams involves environmental sensors in a grove of trees that capture and transform ambient conditions into continuously changing sounds .
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