Thursday, August 10, 2023

"First Impression" - the Erlangen Cube

In a low tower at the intersection of Mission Inn Avenue and the Main St. pedestrian walkway (just east of 3712 Mission Inn Avenue N-4, Riverside, CA), hangs a sculpture entitled, "First Impression" also known as the Erlangen Cube.  It is a metal cube with thousands of plexiglass pieces that is unremarkable during the day but presumably much more impressive when the lights are turned on.  It was installed in 2016. As described on the Dolphin Talk website, "Dieter Erhard, German artist and proprietor of Art Center Seadrift recently unveiled a new art piece, “First Impression”, in Riverside, the sister city of his hometown, Enlargen [sic Erlangen].  The piece is a cube representing Erlangen hugging the raincross in the form of a bell. It is made of stainless steel and consists of about 2,100 fluorescent plexiglass pieces."  





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