The artist behind the “Field of Light” art installation which landed Paso Robles on the New York Times ”52 Places to Go in 2020″ has sued a Florida botanic garden claiming its displaying unauthorized knockoffs of his work.

Lighiting artist Bruce Monro has accused Coral Gables-based Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden of ripping off his artwork in a large-scale exhibit that ended this month at the 83-acre garden.