Long-lost artwork by Detroit artist hangs in GM's world headquarters

A striking mid-century sculpture by renowned artist Harry Bertoia, once thought lost for decades, now graces the atrium of Detroit’s new Hudson’s/General Motors headquarters.

Originally commissioned for Flint’s Genesee Valley Center in 1970, the piece featured two large “clouds” of brazed metal rods – dubbed “sunlit straw” – that hung in the mall’s multi-story court. After the mall’s sale and renovation in 1980, the sculptures vanished from public view.