Tilted Arc

Tilted Arc was a site-specific sculpture originally commissioned by the United States General Services Administration Arts-in-Architecture program for the Foley Federal Plaza in front of the Javits Federal Building in New York, NY, USA. The post-minimalist artwork was designed by the well-known artist Richard Serra and constructed in 1981. However, after much debate it was removed in 1989 following a notorious lawsuit. Richard Serra is one of the leading minimalist sculptors and started his notable body of work at Yale where he studied fine art. This work exemplifies his minimalist, conceptual style. When Tilted Arc was created Serra was forty years old and was already a respected artist; thus, there was much attention given to the removal of his work.