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Yucca
Sculpture
Aluminum pods radiating from ground in form of yucca plant
2042
Aluminum airplane gas tanks
Sculpture
AR2042
Gordon Huether
Purchase
Gordon Huether
2002
Object
264 in
180 in
180 in
2013
Gordon Huether abstracts humble plant life by using 22 foot tall recycled aluminum airplane gasoline tanks. Yucca's tanks are referred to in military jargon as drop tanks, since they are built to be dropped with the push of a button once an aircraft has used all its fuel. The tanks were stripped to reveal the reflective metal surface with the intention of mirroring the sculptures surroundings.