ART
ARCHITECTURE
& HISTORY
in the Public Realm
Bike Church

Artists
Joe O'Connell, Blessing Hancock
Collections
Pima Association of Governments-Teaching Artist Grant, Tucson and Pima County Public Art Collection
Dates
  • Installed, 2009
 Podcasts
Bike Church - Blessing Hancock and Joe O'Connell
Description
Bike Church is a walk-in metal sculpture made from recycled bike parts arranged into geometric forms that borrow from the religious iconography of Christian, Muslim, Jewish and Native American faiths. ‘Stained glass’ windows cast colors onto the white structure while solar lights illuminate the building at night. Bike chimes hang like organ pipes and give the sculpture an interactive twist, as visitors can play the chimes and fill the surrounding area with sound. Shrines allow visitors to co...
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Location
Main Ave. & N. Granada Ave.
Tucson, AZ 85705
United States

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