Last year, Milan’s Fondazione Mudima and Fondazione Stelline co-hosted a retrospective of Maria Cristina Carlini’s sculptures, including large-scale works, maquettes, and preparatory drawings. It was a good opportunity to study the work of an important Italian artist (born and raised in Varese), who is not so well known—despite her track record of exhibitions in public
New Ways of Seeing: A Conversation with Teresita Fernández
A graphite waterfall, a ring of silk fire, a bamboo “forest” of acrylic tubes, and a braille constellation set against a luminous night sky: Miami-born, Brooklyn-based Teresita Fernández explores natural phenomena while challenging perception with a new vocabulary of “seeing.”
Programming the Sublime: A Conversation with Leo Villareal
Leo Villareal’s work demonstrates that sublime experiences cannot be measured using words, images, or a single point of view. Describing the creation of The Bay Lights (2012–13), a monumental (and temporary) tour de force of interactive lighting along 1.8 miles of the San Francisco Bay Bridge, he evokes an intuitive palette that somehow reflects parting
Ephemeral Natures: Eliana Heredia
Eliana Heredia represents a blend of cultures. Born in Brazil, she was raised in Argentina and has lived in Berlin for the last several years. Her work reflects this mixture of influences, expressing a very particular aesthetic.
There is Always Something Familiar: A Conversation with Laura Thorne
“Forest of the Mind,” the title of Laura Thorne’s 2012 exhibition at Brentwood Arts Space in Maryland, suggests not only her location—she recently returned to the Rocky Mountains—but also her interest in the creative process, language, nature, and science.
Rogue Sculpture in Polite Society: Lee Littlefield
For nearly 20 years, along certain stretches of highway and other unexpected places, there have been sightings of curiously elegant and quirky creatures known to art world insiders (and a few public officials) as “pop-ups.” These more-or-less public sculptures created by Lee Littlefield (who died in June 2013) testify to his sculptural persona: rangy, appealing,
Seeing the Light: A Conversation with Heinz Mack
A pioneer of light, land, and kinetic art, Heinz Mack, who lives and works in Mönchengladbach, Germany, and in Ibiza, Spain, has been pursuing his utopian synthesis of aesthetics and science since the 1950s. After graduating from the Düsseldorf Art Academy, he teamed up with Otto Piene in 1957 to establish a new artistic direction;
Power Alignments: A Conversation with Peter Downsbrough
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.
