Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Art for Arts Sake

Art & Culture

— Gox #8 | Ernest Trova | stainless steel —

Art for Arts Sake Marker image. Click for full size.

By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 26, 2023

1. Art for Arts Sake Marker

Inscription. Ernest Trova produced Gox #8 as one of a series of works in the 1970s. Its name comes from the phrase "geometric exercises" reflecting the style of the sculptures. In an interview Trova said of his work, "I'm fascinated by realization. I make things that people look at; it seems strange but that's what I do…It might weigh three thousand pounds…it sits next to a tree that's a hundred years old and there's nothing you can do with it but look at it."

Erected by Missouri Botanical Garden.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music.

Location. 38° 36.651′ N, 90° 15.514′ W. Marker is in St. Louis, Missouri. It is in Missouri Botanical Garden. It can be reached from Shaw Boulevard west of Tower Grove Avenue, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4344 Shaw Boulevard, Saint Louis MO 63110, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

in the Corn Belt,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally,

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it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Dawn Redwood (a few steps from this marker); Honoring a Legend (within shouting distance of this marker); Carl Linnaeus (within shouting distance of this marker); Stumpery (within shouting distance of this marker); George Engelmann (within shouting distance of this marker); Honoring a Botanist (within shouting distance of this marker); Strassenfest German Garden (within shouting distance of this marker); St. Louis Herb Society Container Garden (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Louis.

<i>Gox #8</i> image. Click for full size.

By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 26, 2023

2. Gox #8

Interpretive sign for <i>Gox #8</i> image. Click for full size.

By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 26, 2023

3. Interpretive sign for Gox #8

This sign very likely predates Trova's passing in 2009.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 18, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 2, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 141 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 2, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.