Muhammad Ali Made From Speed Bags

Mar 11

A unique sculpture that pays tribute to one of the greatest boxers of all-time, Muhammad Ali will be displayed at the Nokia Plaza L.A. It is made up of 1,300 boxing speed bags, the sculpture is approximately 22 feet high and is suspended up by 5 miles of stainless steel cable and aluminum tubing. This was made by internationally acclaimed artist and sculptor, Michael Kalish which he named reALIze, the new conceptual and thought-provoking masterpiece. Kalish came up with the project and then worked with architectural firm Oyler Wu to design it. The idea for reALIze came about when Lonnie Ali, and her husband Muhammad, saw a tv segment about Kalish’s pop-art license plates. Intrigued by his work, Mrs. Ali contacted Kalish, which led to the artist creating a piece for the Ali family. That first sculpture led to a lasting relationship between Kalish and the Alis and ultimately inspired reALIze, an installation created to be as mythical as the boxer himself.