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| Roxy Paine, Placebo, 2004, Stainless Steel, St. Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, MO. |
Roxy Paine's arboreal sculptures known as Dendroids are unmistakably alien. Made from industrial pipes and rods welded together, the stainless steel structures would probably look more at home on a science fiction movie set. Smooth columnar trunks ramify into angular limbs and twigs, which jut awkwardly out into space. Although, they have been exhibited in galleries and museums, the works are usually erected outdoors in park-like public settings where they stand in stark contrast to the surrounding environment.
