4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Washington Post
The ‘Kryptos' code has gone unsolved for 35 years. Now it's up for sale.
When artist Jim Sanborn talks about 'Kryptos,' his sculpture at the CIA headquarters, and the famously unsolved secret code engraved in its copper panels, he sounds as if he's talking about espionage, not art. The piece has 'destroyed marriages,' he claims. It's driven 'unwanted guests' to his doorstep. Some aspiring code crackers have even 'threatened my life,' Sanborn says, prompting the artist to outfit his home with panic buttons, motion sensors and cameras.
