Suspended neon "True Gravity" installation transforms The Rockwell Museum's entryway

Luminous forms welcome visitors to The Rockwell Museum , a Smithsonian Affiliate, in “True Gravity,” the latest installation in its Antigravity series. Created by neon artists and founders of She Bends Studios, the installation was designed by Kelsey Issel in collaborative mentorship with Meryl Pataky. The work will be on view through March 2027 in the first-floor entryway. Suspended within the Museum’s historic rotunda, the installation explores glass, light and the subtle forces that shape form. She Bends is a neon organization and teaching studio dedicated to the practice and study of neon craft and contemporary art, highlighting the contributions of women and gender-expansive artists who bend their own glass and push the boundaries of the material. “‘True Gravity’ is a study in balance: breath, heat and gravity conspiring with two artists to make something