Documented artwork / illuminated public sculpture
Harmonic Ascension
Credit as documented: Cliff Garten Studio
Harmonic Ascension transforms the outline of a violin into an electric guitar within a spiraling stainless steel form. Cliff Garten Studio relates the resulting silhouette to a dancing figure. The twenty-five-foot illuminated sculpture stands in the downtown Las Vegas civic-center setting between City Hall and the courthouse. The city commissioned it through its Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs public-art program.
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At a glance
- Year / version
- 2026 (studio project date); city page retains a May 2026 completion forecast
- Materials
- stainless steel, LED lights
- Documented setting
- outdoor
- Dimensions
- 11 ft L × 11 ft W × 25 ft H.
- Dimensions apply to
- Documented object or named component scope only; no relocation/engineering specification. Source disagreements and architectural measurements remain explicitly qualified.
- Availability
- Unconfirmed
Places & versions
Installation history
Historical presentations. A past installation does not establish the current location or suitability for a new site.
2026 (studio project date); city page retains a May 2026 completion forecast
Downtown Civic Center Plaza, Las Vegas, Nevada
- Site
- Downtown Civic Center Plaza
- City
- Las Vegas
- State / region
- NV
- Country
- United States (inferred; not independently confirmed)
- Start year
- 2026
- Date meaning
- documented
Installation details checked 2026-10-17. Supporting source ↗.
Materials and construction
The studio credits Yetiweurks for engineering, Metal Arts Foundry for fabrication, Sixto Cordero and Esther Ho on its team, and Cliff Garten Studio, CLS and Rich Molinero for illumination. Its project is dated 2026; the city's currently accessible page still describes completion as anticipated in May 2026, so a precise installation date remains unconfirmed.
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Sources
- content.govdelivery.com ↗ · Checked 2026-10-17
- www.cliffgartenstudio.com ↗ · Checked 2026-10-17
- www.lasvegasnevada.gov ↗ · Checked 2026-10-17