| People's Bike Library of Portland | |
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 The sculpture in 2015 | |
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| Artist | |
| Year | 2009 |
| Type | Sculpture |
| Medium | |
| Dimensions | 5.2 m × 2.1 m × 2.1 m (17 ft × 7 ft × 7 ft) |
| Location | Portland, Oregon, United States |
| 45°31′22″N 122°41′03″W / 45.52275°N 122.68403°W | |
| Owner | City of Portland and Multnomah County Public Art Collection courtesy of the Regional Arts & Culture Council |
People's Bike Library of Portland, also known as Zoobomb Pyle or simply "the pile",[1][2] is a 2009 steel and gold leaf sculpture by local artists Brian Borrello and Rankin Renwick, located in Portland, Oregon, in the United States. It was erected in collaboration with the Zoobomb bicycling collective, and serves as a bicycle parking rack, a "lending library" for weekly bike riders, and a monument to the city's bike culture. The sculpture features a two-story spiral pillar with a gold-plated small bicycle on top; bicycles intended for Zoobomb riders are locked to the pillar and base, which has metal loops serving as hooks.
The sculpture is part of the City of Portland and Multnomah County Public Art Collection, courtesy of the Regional Arts & Culture Council, which commissioned the work with funds from the Portland Department of Transportation. The collaboration between the two groups was occasioned by the "Art on the Streets" program set up by Mayor Sam Adams.
- ^ Maus, Jonathan (June 1, 2009). "A monumental day for Zoobomb, and for Portland". BikePortland.org. Archived from the original on August 11, 2017. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
- ^ Feldman, Lucy (July 20, 2014). "In Portland, Riders on Tiny Bikes Go 'Zoobombing'". The Wall Street Journal. News Corp (Dow Jones & Company). ISSN 0099-9660. OCLC 781541372. Archived from the original on August 31, 2017. Retrieved December 22, 2017.