Nancy Blum, Three Jacks, 1998. Porcelain and stainless steel, each jack 21 x 21 x 21 in.

Nancy Blum

Minneapolis

Circa Gallery

The idea that a work of art can reflect some latent scientific function or suggest some unknown technological purpose, without really possessing either, is a construct that has been bandied about by scores of artists over the past decade… for the full review see the print edition of March 1999’s Sculpture magazine.