Waxing Arcs

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• Julie Gorter asked

  Hi! I have a question about Richard Serra's 'Waxing Arcs'. Since the artwork was specially created for the Boijmans van Beuningen and a particular space in the museum I was wondering if the artwork will be displayed in the depot? And will the 'Waxing Arcs' still be in the same space in the renovated museum? How does the museum go about these site-specific artworks during the current renovation?

• Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen answered

  Dear Julie, Thank you for your question that shows that you are understanding the difficulties around site-specific works like the Waxing Arcs. The work was made for the museum's so called Bodon wing, but was re-situated after the addition of the Robbrecht & Daem wing in the 1990's. In 2014 the museum presented a multimedia installation about Waxing Arcs and its changing appearances that might be of interest to you. There's information on the internet. For now: the work does not fit in the depot, and will in due time be placed in the renovated museum again. I hope this information is useful. All the best, Els

• Rob asked

  The NYMOMA catalog for Serra's retrospective in 2008 lists Waxing Arcs as "hot-rolled steel," and other works as "weatherproof steel," ie, Cor-Ten. Is Waxing Arcs Cor-Ten or hot-rolled (or both)? Is the NYMOMA catlog inaccurate? Thanks so much. Rob

• Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen answered

  Dear Rob,
  Waxing Arcs is made of corten steel, (possibly hot rolled corten steel). The work currently on display is a second version, but according to our curator of modern art Francesco Stocchi it is not likely that the material has changed from the first to the second version.
  Kind regards,
  Jephta