ALBANY — An 8,000-pound abstract sculpture has been removed from the reflecting pool on the south end of Albany's Empire State Plaza.
Renown artist Alexander Calder's "Triangles and Arches" was disassembled and lifted in pieces by crane from the drained pool at about 1 p.m. Thursday.
The paint had deteriorated on the 53-year-old sculpture, and it had to be removed for "conservation purposes," according to state Office of General Services Commissioner RoAnn Destito.
"Our goal with this sculpture and the other artworks we have conserved in recent years is to ensure that future generations will be able to view and enjoy this unique collection that belongs to the people of New York," Destito said.
"Triangles and Arches" consists of seven steel base plates projecting from seven piers rising out of the reflecting pool.
The plaza's art collection includes two of Calder's works. "Triangles and Arches" is an example of Calder's stationary sculpture and "Four at Forty-Five Degrees" is one of Calder's famous moving sculptures.
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Photo: Lori Van Buren, Albany Times Union
Workers dismantle and temporary remove artist Alexander CalderÕs abstract sculpture Triangles and Arches from the reflecting pool in front of the grand staircase on the south end of the Empire State Plaza on Thursday, June 14, 2018 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
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Workers dismantle and temporary remove artist Alexander CalderÕs abstract sculpture Triangles and Arches from the reflecting pool in front of the grand staircase on the south end of the Empire State Plaza on Thursday, June 14, 2018 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
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Workers dismantle and temporary remove artist Alexander CalderÕs abstract sculpture Triangles and Arches from the reflecting pool in front of the grand staircase on the south end of the Empire State Plaza on Thursday, June 14, 2018 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
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Workers dismantle and temporary remove artist Alexander CalderÕs abstract sculpture Triangles and Arches from the reflecting pool in front of the grand staircase on the south end of the Empire State Plaza on Thursday, June 14, 2018 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
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Workers dismantle and temporary remove artist Alexander CalderÕs abstract sculpture Triangles and Arches from the reflecting pool in front of the grand staircase on the south end of the Empire State Plaza on Thursday, June 14, 2018 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
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Workers dismantle and temporary remove artist Alexander CalderÕs abstract sculpture Triangles and Arches from the reflecting pool in front of the grand staircase on the south end of the Empire State Plaza on Thursday, June 14, 2018 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
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Workers dismantle and temporary remove artist Alexander CalderÕs abstract sculpture Triangles and Arches from the reflecting pool in front of the grand staircase on the south end of the Empire State Plaza on Thursday, June 14, 2018 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
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Workers dismantle and temporary remove artist Alexander CalderÕs abstract sculpture Triangles and Arches from the reflecting pool in front of the grand staircase on the south end of the Empire State Plaza on Thursday, June 14, 2018 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
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