Identity was a personal issue for Isamu Noguchi throughout his life. Presumed to be Japanese by most Americans and American by most Japanese, he has only recently been recognized as…see the full feature in November’s magazine.
Something Happens: A Conversation with Richard Tuttle
“Something happens when a viewer takes my work someplace never intended. Something happens, my work’s practice is most intended to satisfy.” For Richard Tuttle, the thrill and satisfaction of something happening…see the full feature in November’s magazine.
(Dis) Respecting Figuration: A Conversation with Nina Levy
Nina Levy and her husband, Peter, share a studio space on the ground floor of their home in williamsburg….see the full feature in November’s magazine.
Takashi Naraha: A Solid Frame
Takashi Naraha is among those artists who have found the material best suited to them and who have developed their own unmistakable style following long years of experimenting, searching, and reflecting….see the full feature in November’s magazine.
One Step Out of Nature: A Conversation with Jesús Moroles
Jesús Bautista Moroles transforms obdurate granite into works that seem to be light and airy (paper-thin, suspended bas-reliefs), set in motion (giant prayer wheels), and woven (latticework-like monuments)….see the full feature in November’s magazine.
The International Sculpture Center 2005 Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Awards
The lnternational Sculpture Center is proud to present the winners of the 2005 Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award. This year’s awards program attracted a record number of nominees from university sculpture programs in North America and abroad.
Poetry in the Mundane: A Conversation with Mags Harries and Lajos Heder
Sculptor Mags Harries and urban planner/architect Lajos Heder, married for the past 27 years, formed the Harries/Heder coilaborative, lnc., in 1990 to execute large, permanent public art installations….see the full feature in October’s magazine.
Robert Grosvenor: In His Own Place
“If the only form of tradition, of handing down, consisted in following the ways of the immediate generation before us in a blind or timid adherence to its successes, ‘tradition’should be positively discouraged….see the full feature in October’s magazine.
Magdalena Abakanowicz: Confession
Magdalena Abakanowicz was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Sculpture Center in 2005. For a full list of Lifetime Achievement Award recipients, click here. Dear Reader: Every writing of history consists of a selection of facts and interpretations of facts.
Concurrences: A Conversation with Edward Mayer
Balance is actively achieved and maintained. Edward Mayer,s work epitomizes a life-long pursuit of seeking a vividly independent equilibrium….see the full feature in October’s magazine.