The Denton Project University of North Texas Art Gallery Denton, TX When New York artist Whitfield Lovell was invited to Denton, Texas, to do an installation in the University of North Texas gallery, he had little in mind beyond finding out whatever he could about the town’s African-American community, if such a thing existed, and
Robert Irwin
Excursus: Homaae to the Square Dia Center for the Arts New York “You had to have been there.” This hackneyed expression is particularly suited to describe Robert lrwin’s site-specific installation at Dia Center for the Arts.
Bryan Hunt
San Francisco Crown Point Press The literal definition of “cairn” in Gaelic is “heap,” as in a heap or pile of stones, and Bryan Hunt’s series of etchings, Cairn 1-4, included in his 20-year survey, would seem to suggest an inert, disordered mass resting arbitrarily on a ground support… for the full review see the
Kishio Suga
Yokohama Yokohama Museum of Art Kishio Sug a’s work fills the museum-literally. A leader of Japan’s celebrated Mono-ha (which translates to “School of Things”) movement in the late 1960s through early ’70s, he has produced unique work… for the full review see the print edition of June 1999’s Sculpture magazine.
Stephen Hendee
Santa Monica Mark Moore Gallery The entrance to Stephen Hendee’s current installation, Shadow Proxy, is cloaked by heavy black curtains. Drawn across a threshold, this device inevitably signals some mystery or illusion about to be set into play… see the print version of June 1999’s Sculpture magazine for the full review.
Alison Saar
Santa Monica Santa Monica Museum of Art Alison Saar’s latest works are rich, provocative, and engaging. While probing and extending the traditions of figurative sculpture, she addresses the complex and usually sublimated premises of American patriarchal society… for the full review see the print version of June 1999’s Sculpture magazine.
Tony Oursler
New York Metro Pictures There was a bit of the gothic in Tony Ourslers recent exhibition. Skulls, candles, eerie light projections, and satanic references were distributed throughout the gallery, creating a dark and murky atmosphere… see the full review in the print version of May 1999’s Sculpture magazine.
Charles Long
St. Louis St. Louis Art Museum The target of Charles Long s wacky sense of humor is American art and its postmodern reincarnations… see the print edition of May 1999’s Sculpture magazine for the full review.
Quisqueya Henriquez and Delanie Jenkins
Pittsburgh Mattress Factory Four new installations that will remain at the Mattress Factory’s main building through July establish a provocative dialogue with one another through use of the body as either the starting point for, or as an important component within, each installation… for the full review see the print edition of May 1999’s Sculpture
Mia Westerlund Roosen
New York Lennon, Weinberg Mia Westerlund Roosen has long been a subtle maverick in the art world. Her work never fails to challenge the prevailing aesthetic but does so quietly and with extraordinary elegance… see the print edition of May 1999’s Sculpture magazine for the full review.
