Jali XXXVII

Located in Boyd Plaza. 

The sculpture, constructed and fabricated in Columbia, is by Steven Naifeh, a South Carolina based artist.

Said Naifeh about the artwork, "I am honored that this sculpture will be shown in such a beautiful way at the Columbia Museum of Art." When talking about his work he said, "I combine influences from the history of Western art and motifs derived from Islamic art into powerful, large-scale and colorful abstract art."

According to the Museum, the name, Jali, is derived from an Indian word meaning a perforated stone or latticed screen, usually with a decorative pattern using geometric shapes and sometimes calligraphy or floral elements.