Voltaire wrote that “the superfluous is a very necessary thing.” The most luxurious items are necessities—a shoe, a shirt, a handbag—transformed into the seemingly superfluous, making them essential elements of elite consumer vocabulary. Toland Grinnell uses this vocabulary in sculptures that simultaneously mirror and subvert consumer desire.
David Smith: Poetry and Perfidy
Smith’s formal inventiveness is not limited to a single style, medium, or approach….see the full review in November’s magazine.
Alain Kirili: Sculpture as Living Dialogue
Kirili’s work forges a dialogue with Julio González, David Smith, and other sculptors…see the full review in November’s magazine.
Sarah Sze’s Organized Chaos
Sarah Sze rises on a two-story power lift to the very center of the entryway atrium, where a flexible rod arcs out from a pillar at the top of the escalator. She begins to work on the end of that rod, which has diminished to a flexible wire.
New Sculptural Realism: Rethinking Objectivity
There is a hunger for the “real” among contemporary sculptors and audiences…see the full review in November’s magazine.
Biennial Delirium: A Critic in Venice Amid Dreams and Conflicts
The Biennale di Venezia raises questions about the role of art in a media-driven society…see the full review in October’s magazine.
