Map of Stuart Collection works on the UC San Diego Central campus (hover over markers for details) The Stuart Collection is a collection of public art on the campus of the University of California, San Diego. Founded in 1981, the Stuart Collection's goal is to spread commissioned sculpture throughout the campus, including both traditional sculptures and site-specific works integrating with features of the campus such as landscaping and buildings. It is supported by the UC San Diego Department of Visual Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, and many private organizations and individuals.
The collection was conceived by and named after its initial benefactor, James Stuart DeSilva. The collection was administered by Director Mary L. Beebe until 2021, when she was succeeded by Jessica Berlanga Taylor, the current director. It contains 22 works by 21 internationally recognized artists. The first work added to the collection was Niki de Saint Phalle's Sun God; the most recent addition is Ann Hamilton's KAHNOP • TO TELL A STORY
Installations #YearNameArtistLocationImage11983Sun GodNiki de Saint PhalleSun God Lawn, East of Muir and Sixth College21983Two Running Violet V FormsRobert IrwinEucalyptus grove behind Faculty Club31984La Jolla ProjectRichard FleischnerRevelle College near Theatre District41986TreesTerry AllenEucalyptus grove near Geisel Library51986Something PacificNam June PaikCommunication/Media Center building61987UNDAIan Hamilton FinlayMarshall College north playing field71988Vices and VirtuesBruce NaumanPowell Structural Systems Laboratory81988La Jolla Vista ViewWilliam WegmanLa Jolla Playhouse Theatre District91991TerraceJackie FerraraCellular and Molecular Medicine Facility101991UntitledMichael AsherTown Square, south of Price Center111992Green TableJenny HolzerMuir College quad121992Snake PathAlexis SmithEast of Geisel Library131996Red ShoeElizabeth MurrayEucalyptus grove near Torrey Pines Road141998StandingKiki SmithSchool of Medicine campus152001READ/WRITE/THINK/DREAMJohn BaldessariGeisel Library162005BearTim HawkinsonJacobs School of Engineering courtyard172008AnotherBarbara KrugerPrice Center East182012Fallen StarDo Ho SuhJacobs School of Engineering192017The Wind GardenJohn Luther AdamsLa Jolla Playhouse Theatre District202018What Hath God Wrought?Mark BradfordRevelle College21Created in 1987, Installed in 2021Same Old ParadiseAlexis SmithNorth Torrey Pines Living and Learning Neighborhood (Sixth College) inside of the Jeannie Auditiorium222023KAHNOP • TO TELL A STORYAnn Hamilton (artist)Rupertus Lane, next to the UC San Diego Central Campus station, and beside the Epstein Family Amphitheater
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External links
Stuart Collection Web Site Stuart Collection. Records RSS 1250. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego Library.