New home for Tom Bass’ 1963 Sculpture ‘Fountain’ at Sydney Metro
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_wp_custommenu nav_menu=”5″ el_class=”sub”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_gallery interval=”3″ images=”11735″ img_size=”full” css=””][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]The opening of the Sydney Metro this month saw Tom Bass’ famous ‘Fountain’ sculpture wonderfully restored and reinstated at the new Martin Place Metro Station. Originally commissioned by P&O in 1962 and completed in 1963, the sculpture quickly caught the attention of Sydney’s residents and office workers with its wave-like shape, and for uniquely ‘bit[ing] into the very skin of the architecture’ as described by award-winning sculptor Richard Goodwin and referenced by Felicity Fenner, curatorial advisor for Macquarie Group. The sculpture…