Whipping in the Wind

1988

Paul Hartigan

Accessible

Type

  • Sculpture

Medium

  • Lighting

Dimensions

  • 10 bays measuring aprox: H2000 x W700mm

Paul Hartigan, ‘Whipping in the Wind’ (1988), Legal House (formerly Sybase House), CBD, Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington

Images: Bronwyn Holloway-Smith, Public Art Heritage Aotearoa New Zealand, 2022

1988–Current

In the rotunda tower of Sybase House (now Legal House), 101 Lambton Quay at Balance Street, Wellington

Artists
Credit

Wellington City Council Art Collection

Associated Artwork Organisation(s)

Description

This work is composed of doodle-like forms fabricated in neon lights. It provides colourful light relief from the serious business of government and commerce in the area around this site. The 10 neon panels occupy the 'windows' of the buildings rotund turret.

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