Colby Celebrates Installation of Monumental Sculpture and Forthcoming Painting

Bob Keyes, Colby News, October 17, 2025

Colby celebrated the unveiling of a monumental sculpture by noted American modernist Albert Paley on Oct. 16, the first major piece of a promised gift from Rob Radloff and Ann Beha, D.F.A. ’24, to create access to museum-quality art across campus and accentuate Colby’s commitment to the power and practice of living with art on a daily basis.

The 14-foot-tall Corten steel sculpture, titled Proscenium EX-252, stands prominently along Mayflower Hill Drive in front of the Gordon Center for Creative and Performing Arts, creating a dramatic entrance to the building. With sharp angles and soft curves that reach skyward, Proscenium EX-252 explores architectural elements and organic form.