Mark Bessey informed me about this art installation which opens March 25th in L.A., by a California artist Michael Kalish. The project, which depicts the three-time heavyweight champ by using speed bags, stands two stories high, fills up 15,00 cubic feet and includes five miles of stainless steel, two miles of aluminum tubing and 1,300 of Muhammad Ali’s favorite practice targets. Apparently, it took Kalish three months to design the sculpture and more than five months to build it. From most angles, the structure looks like a jumble of boxing bags and twisted metal, and only when viewed from the proper vantage point, the structure becomes a two-dimensional portrait of the former heavyweight champion. Be sure to check out all of the photos I’ve included (inside).
