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Arts Council opens formal review for donated kinetic sculpture "Hokusai 20"; staff to research engineering, right‑of‑way and agency approvals

6497762 · October 16, 2025
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Donors proposed donating a 21‑foot kinetic sculpture, Hokusai 20 by Jeffrey Laudenslager, and suggested the roundabout at North Mercer Way/70th Ave SE as a site. The council instructed staff to research installation engineering, right‑of‑way and interagency issues and to return in early 2026 with findings.

The Arts Council on Oct. 15 initiated a staff review of a proposed donation of Hokusai 20, a kinetic sculpture by artist Jeffrey Laudenslager, and asked staff to complete engineering and right‑of‑way research before the council considers formal acceptance.

Sarah Bluhas, capital project manager, described the piece as a kinetic stainless/titanium sculpture with a proposed height of about 21 feet and a weight the presentation cited as approximately 314 pounds for the sculpture with a roughly 3‑foot, 90‑pound base — a combined weight staff described as about 400 pounds and an installed height near 24 feet. “It is a kinetic sculpture,”…

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