Word: brutalist
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...Chicano artist Luis Jimenez, stands proudly in a Statue-of-Liberty-esque pose over the plaza. Though intended as a symbol of humanity against the bleak brick, "Steelworker" doesn't quite appeal to some beholders. Student Jeff Barret believes that the piece is "in keeping with the overall brutalist, industrial theme" of the UMass campus. "Looking at 'Steelworker,' I see something chrome, hard, cold. He doesn't look happy," comments Barret. "This whole place is brutalist. It could use a little levity," he adds...