Exhibitions

Morton C. Bradley, Jr. Geometric Sculptures
The next time  you are taking the stairs in our south stairwell, look up. Suspended from the ceiling you will see five beautiful geometric sculptures which are on loan to the Children's Museum of Phoenix for a period of three years from the Indiana University Campus Art Collection. 

The geometric sculptures of Morton C. Bradley, Jr. (1912-2004) seem to float in the air like models of unknown, beautiful stars. As each one slowly revolves, its orderly and intricate structure is transformed by a progression of evolving colors that reveals a new side of its character. Then, seamlessly, it returns to the same form and color as were seen at first glance. Depending on the viewer's own orientation, the words that come to mind may include: crystal, kaleidoscope, snowflake, pattern, flower, prism, great stellated dodecahedron, or perhaps, simply, "wow". The sculptures provide inspiration and a reminder that math is all around us, that natural form have innate beauty that is continuously being discovered. 

Indiana University inherited the artist's life's work upon his death. Previous exhibit locations include Boston Museum of Science, MIT Museum, and the Fogg Museum of Art.