With its glistening glass sweeping upward like a stroke from a master's brush, downtown Tulsa's BOK Center is an event in itself. Designed by world-renowned architect Cesar Pelli, its sculptural presence will play host to regional shows, major concerts and heart-pounding sports events including home games of the Tulsa Oilers ice hockey team. The center's impressive array of commissioned art, to the tune of $1.35 million, includes work from New York's Joe Andoe, a native Tulsan whose art can be seen in the MOMA and the Met. Ribbon-cutting for this 18,000-seat, regional destination is slated for September, 2008.
