Snake

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Snake is a large, spiraling steel sculpture by Richard Serra that forms part of his monumental installation "The Matter of Time" at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf sculpture
site-specific artwork
architecturalContext Frank Gehry–designed museum building
artist Richard Serra NERFINISHED
collection Guggenheim Museum Bilbao collection NERFINISHED
commissionedBy Guggenheim Museum Bilbao NERFINISHED
country Spain
creator Richard Serra NERFINISHED
describedAs large spiraling steel sculpture
designedFor Guggenheim Museum Bilbao NERFINISHED
exhibitedAt Guggenheim Museum Bilbao NERFINISHED
floorLocation Arcelor Gallery NERFINISHED
genre minimalist sculpture
hasPart three steel plates
hasWorkType large-scale sculpture
inception 1990s
installationEnvironment indoor
installationType permanent installation
languageOfWorkOrName English
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Bilbao NERFINISHED
location Guggenheim Museum Bilbao NERFINISHED
materialUsed COR-TEN steel
weathering steel
movement Minimalism NERFINISHED
Process art
notableWorkOf Richard Serra NERFINISHED
owner Guggenheim Museum Bilbao NERFINISHED
partOf The Matter of Time NERFINISHED
partOfSeries Torqued Ellipses and related works NERFINISHED
shape spiraling form
subjectNamedAs Snake NERFINISHED
surfaceColor rust-like patina
theme movement through space
space and perception
viewer experience
title Snake NERFINISHED
viewingMode walk-through sculpture

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The Matter of Time by Richard Serra hasPart Snake
subject surface form: The Matter of Time