Jene Highstein

New York Clocktower Gallery When I arrived in New York in late 1975, straight from an MFA program in sculpture, I recall seeing Jene Highstein’s forms and not knowing exactly what to make of them. They played a prominent role in various exhibitions at the alternative spaces where sculpture was being shown at the time,

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Johannes Girardoni

Los Angeles Nye + Brown Gallery After a trip to West Africa, installational light artist Johannes Girar­doni was sharply reminded of the extent to which algorithms for digital identity have influenced how we read our environment and relate to one another.

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Alan Rath

San Francisco Hosfelt Gallery Electronic arts pioneer Alan Rath has been making robotic sculptures that challenge the boundaries of biomorphic projection since the 1980s. Each sculpture in his recent exhibition, “Irrational Exuberance,” has a personality of its own.

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“Art and Sustainability IV: Metaphors to Embrace the World”

Buenos Aires Praxis International Art Gallery “Art and Sustainability IV” curator Rodrigo Alonso selected his six artists based on their ability to create “metaphors to embrace the world.” The exhibition’s subtitle is extremely important, because as Alonso explains, “Unlike other professional spheres, such as architecture or design, art cannot easily contribute to the actual material

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Maya Lin

Newport, Rhode Island Queen Anne Square Maya Lin’s The Meeting Room, a redo of Newport’s Queen Anne Square, incorporates the talents of two longtime Lin collaborators: calligrapher and stone carver Nicolas Benson and landscape designer Edwina von Gal.

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Kathleen Elliot

New York Tenri Cultural Institute of New York Kathleen Elliot’s glass sculptures straddle the line between ritual and playfulness. Her work, which stems from a love of natural forms, explores how the wonders of nature, big and small, have an indisputable calming effect on us as we muddle through the distractions of daily life.

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“OccupyING the Present”

Boston HarborArts Outdoor Gallery HarborArts Outdoor Gallery not only features a permanent collection of large-scale sculpture, it also hosts temporary exhibitions at the Boston Harbor Shipyard and Marina. Located in East Boston, directly across the harbor from the Institute of Contemporary Art, the 14-acre shipyard offers its grounds, walls, and roofs to artists with the

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Frieze New York 2013

New York Randall’s Island Park With Paul McCarthy’s 60-foot-tall Balloon Dog leading the way, sculpture made a strong showing at Frieze New York 2013. Nearly every gallery displayed three-dimensional work, often involving installation or non-traditional materials, making it clear that sculpture can be made from and be just about anything these days.

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