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Rhythms of Infinity:
The centerpiece to the concourse located at the main intersection of the underground "mall" is Rhythms of Infinity, a 10-foot by 32-foot sculpture created by Christopher Cosma and Denise Amses, installed in 2000. The sculpture is a breathtaking focal point made from glass, steel, stone and programmed lighting.
"Bellowing above the cries of the depression, Rockefeller Center thrusts its vast arms and spires unto the skies, muscling the floors of Manhattan to exclaim unto itself an electric future. Dignified by Raymond Hood's architecture, Lee Lawrie's Atlas and Wisdom, Jose Sert's murals, and Isamu Noguchi's bas relief -- balconies and corridors, halls, and vestibules celebrate the magnificence of the human spirit. Hubbell's telescopic vision links this past with the 21st Century. The earth converges with the greater Universe. Bodies of light, constellations, galaxies and planets embolden in glass to form a physical representation of space. With light into glass, rhythm and movement ignite to embody the universe. Testament to the vast, the unknown, the perilous but strong, Christopher Cosma and Denise Amses's Rhythms of Infinity will lie cradled within this mighty giant posturing its small beauty into the next century."
-- Christopher Cosma and Denise Amses
(The above was from the Rockefeller Center: Visitor's Guide & Walking Tour brochure) |