Nicholas Galanin Reclaims the Gateway Arch with Animal Hide Optical Illusion

By Ellen Eberhardt · Dezeen · 2026-09-23

According to Dezeen, Alaska-based artist Nicholas Galanin has installed a metal sculpture near the base of St. Louis’s Gateway Arch to reframe the monument’s historical significance. The work, titled Land is Never a Gateway (Sightline/Lifeline), aligns visually with Eero Saarinen