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House of Knowledge - Jaume Plensa (2014)

Jaume Plensa i Suñé (born 23 August 1955) is a Spanish visual artist, sculptor, designer and engraver. He has also created opera sets, video projections and acoustic installations.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaume_Plensa

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Along with the "Utopia" display in the Meijer Gardens, Grand Rapids, Michigan, there is a sculpture downtown.
https://www.fox17online.com/news/local-news/grand-rapids/sculpture-by-world-renowned-artist-installed-in-downtown-grand-rapids
whoooaaa good share that is very cool
- yes, cool. but is it just me or is this kinda ugly?
  
  ugly isn't near the top of the list of things I think about when looking at that statue, but I will say that similar sculptures and paintings in Middle Eastern language are far more pleasing to look at because Western alphabets are so blocky and rigid.
  whereas i can look at paintings of Arabic letters all day:

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