Documented artwork / outdoor sculpture
Sisyphus
Credit as documented: Will Ryman
Will Ryman's Sisyphus is a large bronze sculpture on a granite base, dated 2017. Art Omi identifies it as a unique work, 16 feet tall, and connects its title with Albert Camus's essay about repeated effort. The artist records an exhibition at Parc de La Villette in Paris in 2018 and a subsequent presentation at Art Omi in Ghent, New York, beginning July 1, 2020. These are documented exhibition references; the reviewed pages do not establish a loan, sale or relocation offer.
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At a glance
- Year / version
- 2017
- Materials
- bronze, granite (base)
- Documented setting
- outdoor
- Dimensions
- Artist: 16′ high × 9′ wide × 8′ 1/2″ deep, retained as printed. Art Omi independently describes a height of 16 feet.
- Dimensions apply to
- Published dimensions for this documented work; component scope and disagreements are retained. Not an installation or engineering specification.
- Availability
- Unconfirmed
Places & versions
Installation history
Historical presentations. A past installation does not establish the current location or suitability for a new site.
March 22–September 16, 2018
Parc de La Villette, Paris, France
- Site
- Parc de La Villette
- Event
- Will Ryman: La Villette
- Start date
- 2018-03-22
- End date
- 2018-09-16
- Date meaning
- listing
Installation details checked 2026-10-17.
From July 1, 2020; artist lists present as checked October 16, 2026
Sculpture & Architecture Park, Art Omi, Ghent, New York
- Site
- Sculpture Park at Art Omi
- City
- Ghent
- State / region
- NY
- Country
- United States (inferred; not independently confirmed)
- Start date
- 2020-07-01
- Date meaning
- listing
Installation details checked 2026-10-17.
Materials and construction
Art Omi explains the title through Camus's discussion of a mythical figure condemned to repeat an uphill task; this contextual reference is distinct from the documented physical materials and exhibition dates.
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Sources
- artomi.org ↗ · Checked 2026-10-16
- www.willryman.com ↗ · Checked 2026-10-16
- www.willryman.com ↗ · Checked 2026-10-17