''Tolerance'' is an outdoor 2011 aluminum sculpture by Spanish artist
Jaume Plensa, installed along
Buffalo Bayou
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in
Houston
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,
Texas
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, in the United States. It consists of seven separate wire frame human figures on granite pedestals.
See also
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2011 in art
The year 2011 in art involved some significant events and new works.
Events
* February 28 – Museo Soumaya in Mexico City, designed by Fernando Romero, is officially opened.
*April 3 – The Chinese artist and dissident Ai Weiwei is arrested an ...
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List of public art in Houston
Outdoor sculptures
* '' African Elephant'' (1982)
* Alexander Hodge Memorial
* '' Atropos Key'' (1972), Miller Outdoor Theatre
* Beer Can House
* ''Broken Obelisk'', Rothko Chapel
* '' Brownie'' (1905), Houston Zoo
* '' Bygones'' (1976), Meni ...
References
2011 establishments in Texas
2011 sculptures
Aluminum sculptures in Texas
Outdoor sculptures in Houston
Sculptures by Jaume Plensa
Statues in Houston
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