KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The now-iconic shuttlecocks that adorn the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art’s lawn weren’t always beloved, but they will be looking their best for a global audience next summer. “In 1994 ...
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In 1994, the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art unveiled its most mystifying work of art, four badminton Shuttlecocks. Kansas City philanthropist Morton Sosland and his wife commissioned Claes Oldenburg, a ...
Pressure distribution on the surface of the shuttlecock moving at 43 meters per second considering it to be rigid (left) and flexible (right). Note the lower suction on the inner surface of the ...