\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t5. Students turn art into traditions<\/p>\n
At UC San Diego, \u201cSun God\u201d isn\u2019t just a sculpture \u2014\u00a0it\u2019s a campus legend. The 14-foot-tall, multicolored bird-like figure, perched on a vine-covered arch, has inspired rituals that carry on to this day. During midterms and finals, students walk or even hop backward through the arch with their eyes closed, hoping for good luck.<\/p>\n
Other Stuart Collection pieces have taken on similar cultural weight. Do Ho Suh\u2019s \u201cFallen Star\u201d is one of the most photographed landmarks on campus. These artworks aren\u2019t only installations; they\u2019ve become touchstones of campus life, woven into student culture in ways their artists may never have imagined.<\/p>\n
6. It takes a village to keep the art alive<\/p>\n
Commissioning new works is just part of the story. The Stuart Collection team plans events, produces publications, recruits and trains volunteer docents, and oversees the conservation of every piece \u2014 making sure they remain vibrant parts of campus life for decades.<\/p>\n
Zwerneman says that some bring unusual challenges. Works with water elements, like Kiki Smith\u2019s \u201cStanding\u201d and Michael Asher\u2019s \u201cUntitled\u201d (drinking fountain), have needed extra care. At one point, roots from nearby trees completely clogged the pipes for \u201cUntitled\u201d until a Roto-Rooter crew cleared them out. John Luther Adams\u2019 \u201cThe Wind Garden\u201d is monitored remotely by UC San Diego alumnus Jason Ponce, who checks in daily to flag issues before they grow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"5. Students turn art into traditions At UC San Diego, \u201cSun God\u201d isn\u2019t just a sculpture \u2014\u00a0it\u2019s a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":125539,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[307,304,305,306,308,93,61,60],"class_list":{"0":"post-125538","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-arts","9":"tag-arts-and-design","10":"tag-artsanddesign","11":"tag-artsdesign","12":"tag-design","13":"tag-entertainment","14":"tag-ie","15":"tag-ireland"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125538","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=125538"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125538\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/125539"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=125538"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=125538"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=125538"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}