atlas of lost monuments · the eighth wonder

plate i · the atlas · rubbed into stone, 2026

COVEN

the eighth wonder, mid-build

(rub your cursor across the stone to read it.)

i.monuments lost to time

  1. 01Colossus of RhodesChares of Lindos · -280
  2. 02Statue of ZeusPhidias · -435
  3. 03Mausoleum at Halicarnassus— · -350
  4. 04Hanging Gardens of Babylon— · -600
  5. 05Lighthouse of AlexandriaSostratus of Cnidus · -280
  6. 06Helios of Memphis(disputed) · —

ii.monuments still standing — and the next one

  1. 07Statue of LibertyBartholdi & Eiffel · 1886
  2. 08Eiffel TowerGustave Eiffel · 1889
  3. 09Sagrada FamíliaAntoni Gaudí · 1882—
  4. 10The Eighth WonderCOVEN.art · 2024—

platesilhouettes — drawn from memory

Colossus of Rhodesstanding for 56 years.
Statue of Libertya gift, not a purchase.
Eiffel Toweronce called an eyesore.
Sagrada Famíliastill under construction.

(the eighth wonder will be drawn here when it stands.)

“COVEN powers entrepreneurial creatives and activates the Third Places where art is made and displayed. We amplify the sidelined voices of underrepresented artists through storytelling and support, disrupting the traditional patronage model with a creative economy engine.”

— COVEN, charter, 2024

iii.plates from the field

Torii by Bruce Johnson
Pl. 01ToriiBruce Johnson · San Francisco, 2024
Futures Past by Kate Raudenbush
Pl. 02Futures PastKate Raudenbush · San Francisco, 2023
Black Ase by Community gathering
Pl. 03Black AseCommunity gathering · Bayview, SF, 2022
Art Ignite × BOX by COVEN collaboration
Pl. 04Art Ignite × BOXCOVEN collaboration · 543 Howard St, SF, 2024

The next wonder needs a patron.

underwrite the eighth wonder

543 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105 · EIN 93-4043245