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Double Star: Antares

Double Star: Antares
Hyde Park, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

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Double Star: Antares (1986–88) by Athena Tacha was a site-specific public sculpture in Cincinnati’s Hyde Park. Featuring 27 brick walls forming two star-like structures, it explored astronomy, spatial form, and landscape, but was later dismantled.

“A maze of 27 brick walls that radiate out from a center point. The walls are made in three sizes with bricks laid in a stagger pattern with 4 inch gaps between bricks.” (Ohio Outdoor Sculpture website)

Double Star: Antares was a site‑specific public sculpture created by Athena Tacha in Hyde Park, Cincinnati, Ohio, between 1986 and 1988. Commissioned as a civic artwork, it was inspired by the astronomical binary star Antares, discovered at a local observatory—hence its name and the concept of paired forms. The work featured two star‑like structures made of open brickwork and benches, representing two converging stars with walls of differing heights that visually support each other, echoing the astronomical theme. Due to budget and construction issues, including material and reinforcement problems, the piece was eventually dismantled and no longer survives on site.

Credits

Athena Tacha , “Double Star: Antares,” Ohio Outdoor Sculpture , accessed December 22, 2025, https://www.sculpturecenter.org/oosi/items/show/598.

APA style reference

Tacha, A. (1987). Double Star: Antares. walk · listen · create. https://walklistencreate.org/walkingpiece/double-star-antares/
Submitted by: Dani Spadotto

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