''Cubi XV'' is an abstract stainless steel sculpture by
David Smith. It is part of collection of the
San Diego Museum of Art
The San Diego Museum of Art is a fine arts museum located at 1450 El Prado in Balboa Park in San Diego, California that houses a broad collection with particular strength in Spanish art. The San Diego Museum of Art opened as The Fine Arts Galler ...
, and installed in
Balboa Park's
May S. Marcy Sculpture Garden
The May S. Marcy Sculpture Garden is a sculpture garden featuring 19th- and 20th-century modern and contemporary sculptures, located adjacent to the San Diego Museum of Art's West Wing in San Diego's Balboa Park (San Diego), Balboa Park, in the U.S ...
.
The statue is part of Smith's ''
Cubi
The ''Cubi'' series is a group of stainless steel sculptures built from cubes, rectangular solids and cylinders with spheroidal or flat endcaps. These pieces are among the last works completed by the sculptor David Smith. The artist died in a car ...
'' series.
References
1960s sculptures
Abstract sculptures in California
Outdoor sculptures in San Diego
Sculptures by David Smith
Sculptures of the San Diego Museum of Art
Stainless steel sculptures in the United States
Steel sculptures in California
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