levitated mass

I keep thinking about this piece at LACMA. Finding out that the boulder came from a quarry was a first a relief, it was not plucked from the desert.

Stone Valley Quarry

But quarries are an environmental disaster in themselves.

It would have been something to see this boulder being transported. But, even that caused all kinds of problems in many neighborhoods.

As this beautiful boulder sits on these two awful metal brackets I am truly sorry for it. The only take-away for me, is that famous, well paid artists can make very bad art, just like me.

The piece could be fixed so easily by moving the walls closer together, and getting rid of those brackets. I wonder how much that would cost.

Levitated Mass, maybe worked better as de-levitated mass?