A monumental sculpture exhibition is making its way to the Missouri Botanical Garden this spring.
“Origami in the Garden,” by Santa Fe artists Jennifer and Kevin Box, uses museum-quality metals to create sculptures that capture the delicate nature of the centuries-old Japanese paper art form.
The custom traveling sculpture exhibit features 18 large-scale pieces installed throughout some of the garden’s iconic locations and includes flying birds, emerging butterflies, floating boats and soaring paper airplanes. A highlight of the exhibition is called “Master Peace,” a 25-foot sculpture that creates the illusion of 1,000 stainless steel origami peace cranes over water.
“Origami in the Garden” also features Kevin Box’s own larger-than-life compositions, as well as collaborations with renowned origami artists from around the world, such as Te Jui Fu, Beth Johnson, Michael G. LaFosse and Robert J. Lang.
The exhibit, which has previously appeared at other botanical gardens across the country, opens at the Missouri Botanical Garden on April 17 and will run through Oct. 10.
The exhibit is included with regular Garden admission ($14 for adults and free for children ages 12 and younger). Admission for members is free.
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