Ten + One Illuminations, 2000. Gold leaf on steel and micro ellipse halogen lights, 11 elements and 11 lights, 15 x 29 x 40 ft. View of work as installed at ArtPace, San Antonio. Margo Sawyer imbues secular places with a sense of the spiritual, questioning the divide between the mundane and the divine.
Site/Work/S: A Public Forum
A project in Houston raises questions of memory, history, development, and the public …see the full feature in July/August’s magazine.
The Atelier Revisited
Over the past decade, some sculptors have expanded the notion of the atelier …see the full feature in July/August’s magazine.
New Directions in Non-Objective Sculpture
The finest non-objective art always embodies something beyond geometric structure …see the full feature in July/August’s magazine.
Balancing Tradition and Innovation: Pittsburgh
The Pittsburgh region is presently characterized by a dynamic mix of high technology (especially in the fields of medicine, computer science, and artificial intelligence), environmental and preservationist awareness (much adaptive re-use of older buildings and a strong interest in green architecture), and a steadily increasing regard for the role the arts can and should play
Here Time Becomes Space: A Conversation with Harald Szeemann
Harald Szeemann is a standard-bearer of change within the European curatorial tradition. He holds degrees in art history, archaeology, and journalism. Between 1961 and 1969 he served as director of the Kunsthalle Bern. Since he declared his independence by resigning his directorship in 1969, he has become one of the most important and active international
Traversing the Worlds of Nam June Paik
Nam June Paik was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Sculpture Center in 2001. For a full list of Lifetime Achievement Award recipients, click here. Nam June Paik endeavors to humanize technology and electronic media, a pursuit evident throughout his prolific, complex, and visionary career.
Object / Installation: The Two Sides of Robert Gober
Two aspects of the work of the artist representing the U.S. in the Venice Biennale …see the full feature in June’s magazine.
Learning the Alphabet: A Conversation with Diane Samuels
Her work blends multiple references into precise forms with poetic resonance …see the full feature in June’s magazine.
Hitoshi Nomura: Harnessing the Sun
At 10:55am on Monday, August 23rd, 1999, a car pulled into the Kennedy Space Center in Orlando, Florida. Not an unusual event you might think. But this automobile had just traveled 4,895 kilometers from Los Angeles in 26 days without consuming a single gallon of gasoline.
