Gallup, New Mexico: Galoop

Galoop is the name of a giant metal loop (Gallup + loop) that looks as if it should be part of a giant Hot Wheels race track. It's art, but it looks substantial enough to seem car-worthy.

Address:: Joseph M. Montoya Blvd, Gallup, NM
Directions:: I-40 exit 22. Turn north onto Ford Drive, then left onto Joseph M. Montoya Blvd. Galoop will be on the left, just past the big Kachina statue and N. High St.
Admission:: Free

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Galoop

The Galoop was a 1 Percent For the Arts state-funded project by Charles Mallery, a sculptor from Ramah, New Mexico. Two quarter-scale sculptures, one of which is installed in Santa Fe, were fabricated by Eidson Steel in Albuquerque to test the NC-generated cutouts that were used to create the piece. The design was modeled in 3D using FormZ, which exported the patterns to the metal cutting machine (full disclosure: I was the 3D modeler!). At the base, the metal is about 4 wide and an inch thick, but becomes thinner as the loop spirals down to about 6.

[Skip VanWyk, 03/09/2022]

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Found the Galoop easily but there's nowhere to park, so be careful snapping a photo.

[Rose, 10/01/2015]

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Galoop is a giant loop that looks like it should be part of a giant a Hot Wheels track. There is no sign at the loop, and I could not find anything about it except its name. I even asked the Gallup McKinley County Chamber of Commerce, and they could only supply the name.

[David Kamada, 05/15/2013]