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    Fallen Star
    Annabelle R.

    I wasn't able to visit this entire series of artworks at UCSD, but I did get to see a good amount, some that especially stood out to me, including Bear by Tim Hawkinson, a giant bear made out of stones situated near the Warren lecture hall (cuz how could I not love this, that's my spirit animal!), Alexis Smith's Snake Path, a giant snake built and painted on the ground with color and tiles, winding through a small garden next to the library, Anne Hamilton's Kahnop: To Tell A Story, one of the most recent Stuart Collection artworks on campus, a walkway filled with words and poetry covering different themes including social justice and environmentalism, and or course, Fallen Star what looks like a lifesize house falling off the edge of a building (the engineering building to be exact), exploring the concept and meaning of "home". They have a virtual tour and map available online, but be ready to walk because these sculptures and art pieces are spaced out pretty well. It's totally worth checking out since these artworks are pretty unique and integrated beautifully on campus. By the way, parking is almost impossible, unless you are a UCSD student and/or have a permit.

    Fallen star
    Dani S.

    This is definitely a fun activity to spend an hour or so in the afternoon doing. We decided to check out the Stuart collection of artworks at the UCSD campus. The most famous item in the collection is of course the fallen star. Currently it's not open to the public, when I called them, they said that they might open in a couple of months. it was still cool to see the little house hanging from the side of the engineering building. It was kinda like a scavenger hunt, trying to find all of the artworks in the collection, so that was really fun. We had to stop and ask for directions from the students a few times, which was hilarious. Overall I definitely recommend.

    Stephen M.

    Our DIL took us on a tour of USCD where she works and we were lucky to tour the Fallen Star house. So interesting and a bit dizzy! We were able to check out a few others of the collection. Wonderful. It did help that school was off.

    Chrissie O.

    I had my nephews last week and my oldest nephew is going to be a senior in high school! omg. im getting so old. Their trip to visit auntie chrissie was also meant to visit a few colleges. I thought to myself PERFECT. Gives me a chance to drag them to this art collection and to see UCSD at the same time. UCSD is huge so we stopped at the visitor center. The guy gave us a map and circled where fallen star was and where to park to get to it. I knew we wouldn't be able to see everything but the main thing I wanted to see was Fallen Star. It's the house on top of the engineering building. It's random but I was really excited to see it. It is open on Tuesday and Thursday from 11:00am-2:00pm. BTW the wait can be long. They only let 6 people in the house at a time. There weren't that many people waiting when we got there but when we were about to leave the line was to the elevator. It was amazing. It was cool to see it and walk inside. If you do get dizzy then the lady does offer you to take a seat if that happens. It was built at a slant and raised on top of the building. I felt really dizzy right when I stepped inside the house. She explained a little about the house and it was really cool to hear about it. The garden is really cute too. I saw the vices and virtues building also across from the engineering building. Better to see it at night when the neon lettering is on. I wanted to show my nephews the library since that's where all the college kids study. The snake path was on the way so we walked up it to get to the library. It was really cool. Makes the path not boring. One of the art work TREES is in front of the library. It's really beautiful. I kept staring at all the words on the tree. It's a nice compliment to the library. Stuart art collection is definitely worth checking out if you do have time and love to explore.

    Red shoe
    Danielle R.

    Once I heard about the house hanging off of a building, I knew I needed to see it. I was not aware it was part of an entire collection but once I looked into the house some more I figured out it was part of the collection and I knew I needed to see more of the collection. Once we got to the campus to find the house, it was easy to find the rest of the collection. We saw the house, the snake, the words outside of the library, the bear, and plenty more. I loved seeing them and wish there was something like this at my campus when I was in school. I loved that it was just a different type of art. I am not a huge fan of art because I just don't understand why people go nuts over a red line on a blank canvas but this is different. It is something easy to see and easy to enjoy and you don't have to necessarily understand why in order to enjoy the art. I suggest coming to see this collection. If anything, it is a great walk on the campus.

    Wilmar D.

    Very.... random. The Stuart Collection is spread all over UCSD like Paul Bunyan's baby cluttering knick-knacks in a eucalyptus backyard. The beautiful Sarah M. and I drove and walked around the main campus and hit every single point and took JPEG receipt of it all. http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/j9BDbgUwtSdud8YVI_fGIQ My favorites besides the iconic Sun Chicken include the drinking fountain (actually entitled "Untitled") at the Myers Drive turnaround, and the giraffe catchers, formally known as "Two Flying 'V' Forms." Walking only would take over 2 hours. It took us two hours in a mixed drive/walk tour. Make sure you have enough sunlight, and plan to see "Vices and Virtues" at night. And yes. Go on a weekend for free parking.

    Fallen Star (house)
    Lucky S.

    According to their website, The Stuart Collection at the UC San Diego seeks to enrich the cultural, intellectual, and scholarly life of the UCSD campus and of the San Diego community by building and maintaining a unique collection of site-specific works by leading artists of our time". It's very cool that you can get some art culture on a school campus and it's fun trying to find all of the various installments. You can print a map/download a map from their website to help you. I definitely like the fallen house and snake the best, but if walking backwards underneath the sun God really does work and you get all A's (as the myth goes), that's not such a bad one either. :)

    If you are there when the Fallen Star is open, go see it up close!
    Diane W.

    Pros - It's free. It can be done at any time of the day (if you are up early and other attractions are not open, you can check this out). Includes exercise (walk around campus). Some of the art is very interesting! Cons - The art can be tough to find. The map is not very useful. I was excited about walking around campus (exercise and the outdoors!) and checking out the pieces that are part of the collection but the experience was disappointing due to the difficulty in finding the art. First the map that I printed from the web site was not very useful. It was difficult to find the pieces and we missed a number of them. The web site also said we could get a map at the Information Center on campus but they had nothing specific related to the collection. Fortunately before giving up we ran into a former professor who knew where everything was, and he was able to give us a little guidance that helped us find some of the remaining pieces. Some of the pieces we did see were very interesting especially the Snake Path and the Fallen Star. If you are on campus when the Fallen Star is open for viewing, definitely check it out (only Tuesday and Thursday the week we were there, 11-2 ).

    Cindy L.

    You might have to pay parking, since it's on UCSD campus. So I highly recommend carpooling, but this is definitely worth a trip to the Engineering building. The house is like a scene out of the movie "Up". However, a step inside the house will test your equilibrium limit. If you don't mind stepping outside of your comfort, the Fallen Star will get your brain working

    Fallen Star (Nov 2011)
    Esther Y.

    UCSD has a bunch of random art, but I like it. =) I think my favorite one is a new one that was erected 4 years after I graduated...the Fallen Star. I've uploaded a couple pictures from my recent visit back to UCSD! Here's the artist information: http://stuartcollection.ucsd.edu/artists/suh.shtml

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