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Oracle

Sanford Biggers

Credit as documented: Sanford Biggers

Sanford Biggers's bronze Oracle combines a seated figure recalling Zeus at Olympia with a head drawn from African masks and busts. Art Production Fund commissioned it with Marianne Boesky Gallery for Rockefeller Center's 2021 presentation. The Hammer Museum later presented the same work on its Wilshire Boulevard sculpture pedestal, ending that exhibition in July 2024. These are historical presentations; neither establishes the sculpture's present location or availability.

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Verified artwork imageImage: artproductionfund.org ↗Photo: Daniel Greer, courtesy of Art Production Fund. (as credited at source)

At a glance

Year / version
2021
Materials
cast bronze
Documented setting
outdoor
Dimensions
Hammer caption: 282⅝ × 84⅛ × 122⅛ in.; narrative: 25 ft tall; weight 15,280 lb.
Dimensions apply to
Published object measurements conflict with descriptive height; no pedestal allowance inferred.
Availability
Unconfirmed

Places & versions

Installation history

Historical presentations. A past installation does not establish the current location or suitability for a new site.

  1. May 5–July 12, 2021

    Rockefeller Center, Fifth Avenue entrance to Channel Gardens, New York

    Site
    Rockefeller Center, Fifth Avenue entrance to Channel Gardens
    Commissioner
    Art Production Fund with Marianne Boesky Gallery
    Start date
    2021-05-05
    End date
    2021-07-12
    Date meaning
    listing

    Installation details checked 2026-10-17.

    Installation source

  2. March 26, 2023–July 20, 2024 (header); caption ends March 24, 2024

    Hammer Museum, Wilshire Boulevard and Glendon Avenue, Los Angeles

    Site
    Hammer Museum, Wilshire Boulevard and Glendon Avenue
    Setting
    outdoor
    Start date
    2023-03-26
    Date meaning
    listing

    Installation details checked 2026-10-17.

    Installation source

Materials and construction

The Hammer reports a weight of 15,280 pounds. Its narrative calls the work 25 feet tall, while its caption gives 282⅝ × 84⅛ × 122⅛ inches. The sources do not reconcile these different height descriptions.

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