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Virga

Cliff Garten Studio

Credit as documented: Cliff Garten Studio

Virga connects Oklahoma’s river and cloud forms in an aluminum installation for the Bennett Event Center atrium in Oklahoma City. Cliff Garten Studio describes two elongated elements inspired by precipitation that evaporates before reaching the ground. The work links the Oklahoma River’s outline with water in the sky. Its commissioner is the City of Oklahoma City and the city’s Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs. The studio credits Cliff Garten as director, Matthew Gilio-Tenan as designer and project manager, and Patrell Engineering Group as engineer.

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At a glance

Year / version
2020 (studio); 2021 (city listing)
Materials
aluminum, programmable LED lighting
Documented setting
indoor
Dimensions
Two elements, each 70 × 20 × 6 ft (studio); 72 ft length in Chamber account, scope unspecified
Dimensions apply to
Studio dimensions apply to each of two sculptures; the article’s different length is retained without conflating scopes.
Availability
Unconfirmed

Places & versions

Installation history

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

  1. 2020 studio date and contemporary installation report; city lists 2021

    Bennett Event Center lobby/atrium, Oklahoma State Fair Grounds, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

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Materials and construction

A December 2020 Greater Oklahoma City Chamber account reports recent installation, programmable LEDs and fabrication and installation by Kevin Maag of Metal Arts. The studio dates the project 2020, but the city’s artwork list says 2021 without explaining the difference. The Chamber’s seventy-two-foot description also differs from the studio’s per-element measurements; no deduction about dedication, accession or revision resolves these conflicts.

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