"SISYPHEAN CIRCLE (Beijing Series XV_red pillow) 2008, slate/pigmented steel, 66"h x62"w x22"d (w/o pedestal)
private collection - Greece
Sis·y·phus
Pronunciation: 'si-s&-f&s
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin, from Greek Sisyphos
: a legendary king of Corinth condemned eternally to repeat
the cycle of rolling a heavy rock up a hill in Hades only to have it roll
down again as it nears the top
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artist statement - Sisyphean Series
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visit Van Alstine Sisyphean Circle - 2008 Beijing Olympic Commission web page
on exhibit summer 2011 at Bridgehamton Gardens , Bridgehampton, LI, New York
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