''Ann Dancing'' is an artwork created in 2007 by

Julian Opie Julian Opie (; born 1958) is a visual artist of the New British Sculpture movement. Life and education Opie was born in London in 1958 and raised in the city of Oxford. He attended The Dragon School and then Magdalen College School, Oxfor ...

(born 1958, London) an English artist and former trustee of the

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. The electronic sculpture is located in Indianapolis,

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. It was removed from its base on August 20, 2008, for repairs, and was returned on October 31 of that year.

Description

The sculpture consists of four rectilinear panels of light-emitting diode ( LED) screens that each display the same animated image in orange of a woman on all four panels. The woman, "Ann," is wearing a

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and sways from side to side in a dancing motion. Ann either has pointed feet or is wearing high-heeled shoes. She appears to have no clear hairstyle. It is probable that the animated image of Ann dancing is computer generated from an internally housed computer located in the red brick base of the sculpture.

History and location

The sculpture was installed at the intersection of

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, Alabama Street, and Vermont Street in Indianapolis from January to February, 2008. The sculpture is located directly in front of the Tavern at the Point (formerly Old Point Tavern) and was the first artwork installed on the Indianapolis Cultural Trailbr>
at a total expense of $150,000. The sculpture is visible in the Google Maps Street View, but only from the middle of the intersectio

—Julian Opie, 2008.

References

External links

;Information about the Artwork * ''Animated Artwork added to Cultural Trail'' (from indy.com

* ''“Ann Dancing” by internationally renowned artist Julian Opie a legacy of the popular 2007 public art exhibition'' (press release from the Indianapolis Cultural Trail

* ''Cultural Trail Gets Opie'' (from the blog onthecusp.org

* ''First permanent art installation along Indianapolis Cultural Trail is illuminated'' (from Public Art Indianapolis

* ''Opie Art Dancing on Mass Ave'' (from IBJ.com

* ''Public art debuts on Cultural Trail'' (from Indianapolis TV station WTHR

;Images and Video of the Artwork * Flickr Group for Julian Opi

* YouTube video of Ann Dancin

;Descriptions and Opinions of the Artwork * ''Ann dances ... and annoys'' by Lou Harry on the Indianapolis Business Journal's blo

* ''Ann & Me'' by Noelle Pulliam on the Indianapolis Museum of Art's blo

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