''Continuation'' is an outdoor 2009 granite series of sculptures by Japanese artist Michihiro Kosuge, installed along

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, in the United States. It is part of the City of Portland and Multnomah County Public Art Collection courtesy of the

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, which administers the work.

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Michihiro Kosuge's ''Continuation'' (2009) is a series of carved red granite sculptures installed along Southwest 6th Avenue and Southwest Clay Street between Columbia and Clay in the

Portland Transit Mall The Portland Transit Mall is a public transportation, public transit corridor that travels north–south through the center of downtown Portland, Oregon, downtown in Portland, Oregon, United States. It comprises a one-way pair, pair of one-way ...

. The five pieces measure x x , x x , x x , x x , x x , respectively. The artist re-used granite from a fountain and sculpture previously installed along the mall. According to the

, which administers the work: The sculpture is part of the City of Portland and Multnomah County Public Art Collection courtesy of the Regional Arts & Culture Council. File:Continuation sculpture plaque, PDX, 2016.jpg, Plaque for the sculpture File:Hotel Modera, PDX, 2016.jpg, The sculpture is installed along Hotel Modera's outdoor spaces and adjacent sidewalk.

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Creating Place: Michihiro Kosuge and Sculpture in the Landscape
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