Client:
Shorenstein Properties
Interior Architect
Shea Design
Architect:
Pei, Cobb, Fried and Partners
Date of Completion:
March 2020
Address:
Capella Tower, 226 South 6th St, Minneapolis, MN

In March 2020, Jason Krugman Studio created its largest sculpture to date, a 22ft x 22ft x 16ft centerpiece for Capella Tower in Minneapolis, MN. Inspired by the "wiring" of organic creatures, Jason Krugman's Capella Basket sculpture uses a new electrical medium to rout energy through space. The sculpture is a centerpiece for Capella Tower, a class A office tower in downtown Minneapolis. From its hang-point 70-ft in the air, the artwork floats centrally in the large glass-walled atrium. Viewers are able to get a 270 degree view from the mezzanine and peer straight up and through from the floor below.

Capella Basket is based on Krugman's original table-sized Basket sculpture. Its form references the toroidal shape of magnetic fields. Krugman used his patented connector system to create the sculpture with almost no wiring. Instead, over 10,000 circuit boards distribute and deliver power to 1,860 LED light sources. Blending craft with technology, Krugman works to discover new ways of arranging electricity in three dimensions.

Krugman Studio:
Jason Krugman (artist), Yevgeny Koramblyum (3D modeling), Andrew Martinez (fabricator), Chris Zack (fabricator), Netta Schwarz (fabricator), Julian Lloyd (fabricator)
Engineering:
Arup