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[email protected] 83.5o Diagonal (Straight Line) Bernar Venet has two impressive works on exhibit in The Fields Sculpture Park at the Omi International Arts Center in Ghent, New York. His sculpture 83.5o Diagonal (Straight Line) is shown in Figure 1. This is the ultimate minimal straight line square steel beam. The work shows up beautifully against the background of pure space and sky. Figure 1. Bernar Venet, 83.5o Diagonal Figure 2. 83.5o Diagonal (Straight Line), (Straight Line), detail.