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Lao Tzu is a 1996 sculpture by Mark di Suvero, previously installed at Denver's Acoma Plaza at West 13th Avenue, in the U.S. state of Colorado.

The artist wants to bring “doodles” to life in space, aiming to engage viewers with his sculptures. He named this artwork Lao Tzu after the Chinese philosopher who founded Taoism in the 6th century, but insists in not strictly assigning particular meanings to his pieces in order to keep them as abstract as possible.

It was removed and placed in storage at the Denver Art Museum in 2017. There are currently no plans to reinstall the piece.

References

1. Paglia, Michael (2017-07-25). "Monumental Achievements: The Ten Best Outdoor Sculptures in Denver". Westword. Archived from the original on 2020-02-13. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
2. "This big sculpture you used to see outside of DAM -- "Lao Tzu" -- is in storage, along with 96 percent of DAM art". Denverite. 2022-09-01. Retrieved 2024-12-17.

• "Lao Tzu | Denver Art Museum". www.denverartmuseum.org. Retrieved 2020-10-26.

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Works	Bunyon's Chess (1965) Poland (1966) Are Years What? (for Marianne Moore) (1967) Snowplow (1968) The Lovers (1971-1973) Inner Search (1980) The Calling (1981-1982) Shoshone (1981-1982) Iroquois (1983) Shang (1984-1985) Schubert Sonata (1992) Aurora (1992-1993) Lao Tzu (1996) Joie de Vivre (1998) The Sieve of Eratosthenes (1999) Declaration Aesop's Fables, II (2005) Orion (2006) Clock Knot (2007)
Related	North Star: Mark di Suvero (1977 documentary)

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