Richard Serra made this piece called the Fulcrum in 1987. This piece is located in London in front of one of the busiest business buildings.. The sculpture is 55ft tall, made out of metal. I like this piece because it's different than his other work. His other work tends to be more lengthy, this piece's biggest asset is it's height. I like how it's just 4 slabs of metal balancing on each other. No matter what way you look at the piece, it looks like the metal is moving and is delegate. Metal is hard, and just seeing it bent in such a fragile way balancing so lightly on each other is remarkable. Some say the reason why this is in front of the busiest building filled with bankers because this represents the banking system. One mistake can make the whole system/sculpture fall down. I love the fact that it is in front of the busiest buildings because when people are stressed from work or whatever, this gives them a few minutes of relaxation being able to analyze something so fragile can help relax you.
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