Born in New Jersey in 1940 and based in Brussels since 1989, Peter Downsbrough has pursued a multifaceted practice featuring books (more than 75 since 1968), films, maquettes, photographs, sound pieces, wall pieces, and “room pieces,” which he calls “minimal stage sets.”
2013 Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Awards
The International Sculpture Center is proud to present the winners of the 2013 Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Awards. This year’s program attracted a large number of nominees from university sculpture programs in North America and abroad.
You Are What You Make: A Conversation with Wayne Potratz
The recipient of the International Sculpture Center’s 2013 Outstanding Educator Award, Wayne Potratz will have taught at the University of Minnesota for 45 years when he retires in 2014. A metal caster, he was the first artist on the U of M faculty to be named Professor and Scholar of the College.
The Dreamer Arranges Reality: A Conversation with Sheila Hicks
Sheila Hicks has devoted her career to exploring the aesthetic and structural qualities of fiber in new contexts. Her work challenges the functional mandate of conventional textiles, as well as the sexism inherent in artistic hierarchies.
Systems: A Conversation with Nancy Holt
Nancy Holt was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Sculpture Center in 2013. For a full list of Lifetime Achievement Award recipients, click here. Nancy Holt, whose work spans more than four decades, is acclaimed as a filmmaker, photographer, writer, and sculptor.
The Work is Not the Sculpture: A Conversation with Nicola Carrino
In a world unwilling to struggle for ideals and search for value, in a consumer society governed by products, money, and power, a conversation with Nicola Carrino about what art means is a refreshing experience. For Carrino, a young artist aged 80, making art is not simply about the work but about the fact that,
Capturing Vitality: Ana Borzone
Ana Borzone is a young Argentinian sculptor with an already lengthy résumé. Selected for the Sculpture National Salon 2012 at the Palais de Glace in Buenos Aires, she has participated in numerous individual and group exhibitions in the United States, Uruguay, Spain, Puerto Rico, and Argentina over the last five years.
Space Is a Living Thing: A Conversation with Beverly Pepper
“Critics frequently refer to my work as ‘spiritual.’ Yet I’m less interested in spirituality than in the unexplainable, which you feel more than see. To be clear, I’m not trying to be mystical, nor am I consciously avoiding it. And though I am very concrete and use very concrete materials, I do not intend my work to be ‘explainable.’ Feeling is more important for me than anything formulaic.”
Gathering of Waters, An Invitation to Know Your River: Basia Irland
How can art convey the interconnectedness that is so central to ecology both as science and cultural theory? And how can artists nudge viewers to become active participants, not just onlookers or consumers of beautiful images?
Charting Time and Space: Michelle Stuart
In a quiet corner of Michelle Stuart’s SoHo studio, a sculpted Buddha presides over a Wunderkammer of curiosities. Pre-Columbian sculptures, African ceremonial beads, a seaman’s log, rocks, and odd pods comfortably cohabitate with other exotic oddities.
