Stix (public art installation)

Stix is a public art installation or sculpture at Korean Veterans Boulevard and 8th Avenue in Nashville, Tennessee. It was designed by Christian Moeller,[1] as a homage to the Native Americans who owned the land prior to European settlers.[2] Its construction cost $750,000,[2] making it the "most expensive" public art installation in Nashville.[3] According to Nashville Public Radio, its cost and name turned it into "a magnet for skepticism" prior to its dedication in 2015.[4] In March 2018, a car crashed into the installation.[5]

Stix
The public art installation in 2016
ArtistChristian Moeller
Year2015
LocationNashville, Tennessee, United States

The original design called for 35 poles standing 85 feet high and each pole tip was to be covered with a custom-made “LED lightcap” to emit a light glow at nighttime.[6] The design was later revised to reduce the number to 27 poles at a height of 70 feet tall and to eliminate the lightcaps.[7][8]


References
  1. "Stix". Nashville Downtown Partnership. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
  2. Todd, Jen (October 5, 2015). "Public Art Rising". The Tennessean. p. A4. Retrieved December 21, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Nashville's Most Expensive Public Art Rises from the Ground Up". Vice News. October 2, 2015. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
  4. Gonzalez, Tony (September 21, 2015). "Just You Wait, Metro Arts Says. Towering 'Stix' Sculpture Will Impress". Nashville Public Radio. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
  5. "Police: Car Traveling 100 MPH Crashes Into 'Stix' Sculpture". News Channel 5. March 22, 2018. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
  6. "Big Roundabout, Big Sculpture, And Nashville's Biggest Pricetag To Date For Public Art". Nashville Public Radio. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
  7. "Stix". Culture Now - Museum Without Walls. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
  8. "Metro Arts Selects Christian Moeller for Korean Veterans Boulevard Roundabout Installation". Nashville Scene. Retrieved January 27, 2019.

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