​​​​​​​Phoenix Convention Center

Social Invertebrates​​​

 

 

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​ARTIST:  Tom Otterness

DATE:  2008

LOCATION:  Phoenix Convention Center North Building

TYPE:  Sculpture

MATERIALS: Bronze

BUDGET:  Included in overall Convention Center Art Budget of $3.2 Million (10 works of art)

DISTRICT: 7

ZIP CODE:  85004​​



Sculptor Tom Otterness’ bronze Social Invertebrates are three whimsical sculptures of desert creatures, enlarged to human scale. The creatures include a millipede with a hat and shoes; a walking stick in high heels, and a scorpion holding two small men in top hats tugging at a bag of money.  The sculptures are set in a unique water-harvesting garden at the public plaza located near the southeast entrance of the North Building. ​