Massive Meadmore sculpture is back at Wellesley College after a good scrubbing
October 21, 2024
The 1,500-pound steel sculpture by Clement Meadmore, removed from the campus of Wellesley College and sent out for cleaning last July, has made its triumphant return. We happened upon the re-installation during a mid-day walk earlier this week.
The Meadmore sculpture was wrapped in protective plastic and brought back to Wellesley College on a flatbed truck.
Easy does it during the re-installation process.
“Upsurge,” back at home on its grassy hill. October 2024.
“Upsurge,” with the Lulu Chow Wong Campus Center (“The Lulu,” informally) in the background.
Clement Meadmore’s monumental steel sculpture Upsurge. Characteristic for its fusion of geometry and fluidity, the work—which stands 20 x 13 x 8 feet and weighs nearly 1500 pounds—is sited between Diana Chapman Walsh Alumnae Hall and the Davis Parking Facility, on a small curved grassy landscape feature located near the College’s Route 135 main entrance. The sculpture was installed on Friday, April 13, 2012. The Swellesley Report file photo, July 2023.
