A lawyer friend told me the story of a medical malpractice case he tried in which a woman with breast implants was suing the hospital which performed the operation because one of the implants had ruptured.
Jorge Pardo: Living Without Boundaries
Jorge Pardo is one of the most influential taste-makers of the late ’90s. He has all the cachet of a Rem Koolhaas, the Gap, or Arne Jacobsen. Moving through exhibition spaces like an interior designer on Prozac, Pardo negotiates pretentious style with pedestrian needs.
International Sculpture Center 1997 Outstanding Student Achievement In Contemporary Sculpture Awards
The International Sculpture Center is proud to present the four winners of the 1997 Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award. This annual award was founded in 1994 to recognize young sculptors and to encourage their continued commitment to the field of sculpture.
The Mattress Factory at 20: The Jewel In Pittsburgh’s Art Crown
Michael Olijnyk and Barbara Luderowski. All photos: Mattress Factory, Pittsburgh/John Charley Since the Mattress Factory’s founding in Pittsburgh in 1977, by sculptor Barbara Luderowski (the current director), the institution has grown immensely both in size and national outreach.
An Interview with Eduardo Chillida
Eduardo Chillida was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Sculpture Center in 1998. For a full list of Lifetime Achievement Award recipients, click here. The Basque Liberties Plaza, 1980. Reinforced concrete and steel.
Reactionary Transactions
Rei Naito, Marie-Ange Guilleminot, Matthew Ngui, and Christine Hill discuss the summer’s art events and the artists’ attempts to bridge the gap between object and viewer. Technology was rife in this summer’s big three European exhibitions-the Venice Biennale, documenta X, and Sculpture Projects Münster-but several young artists seemed intent upon interpersonal transactions with their audience,
