New York Lesley Heller Workspace In a very smart show, Jim Osman has taken the cast-offs of his earlier projects in wood and stacked them together to create frontally oriented, open sculptures. The seemingly offhand manner in which he fashions his square or rectangular constructions belies their sophistication.
Murray Dewart
Boston Boston Sculptors Gallery In Guardian of the Vows, a small, serene bronze with an architectural presence, two tiny towers flank a patterned, rectilinear center. The tops of the towers screw on and off; you can put things in them, provided you roll them up, like your wedding vows, your will, or even a recipe,
Ruth Laxson
Atlanta Museum of Contemporary Art Georgia An endless fascination with language defines Ruth Laxson’s work. She combines mathematical equations, musical annotation, graphic symbols, and text to create a unique syntax. “Hip Young Owl,” her recent retrospective, traced the evolution of this language through sculptures, paintings, etchings, prints, artist books, and mail art spanning more than
Edge is Important: A Conversation with Anthony Caro
Earlier this year, I sat down with my longtime friend Sir Anthony Caro in his London studio. The idea was simple: Would it be interesting to generate a conversation between two sculptors whose work is very different, but who share many common influences?
Drawing Mindmaps: A Conversation with Ante Timmermans
Ante Timmermans, a Belgian artist based in Zurich, is best known for his contemporary approach to drawing in which the two-dimensional transforms into a three-dimensional universe. The spare, simple techniques that define his drawings also characterize his sculptures and installations, which frequently employ obsolete technologies.
Art at the Table: Lucy & Jorge Orta
Lucy + Jorge Orta’s work is situated at the intersection of performance art and object-making, where symbol conflates with tool and relational aesthetics merges with physical forms. Their earliest concerns continue into the present, with additional issues layered over initial areas of investigation, resulting in a rich harmonic practice that addresses the conditions that define
Noe Aoki
AICHI PREFECTURE, JAPAN Toyota City Museum and Nagoya City Museum In the field of Japanese heavy metal sculpture, Noe Aoki stands out for her transformation of iron into a malleable, almost lightweight material. A 1983 graduate of Musashino Art University, outside of Tokyo, she has been included in numerous museum group shows and was awarded a Minister of Education New Artist Prize in 2000.
Evan Penny
TORONTO Art Gallery of Ontario Evan Penny’s sculptures, while bringing to mind the work of Duane Hanson and Ron Mueck, are presented in ways that confuse the viewer’s understanding. Penny, who explores the space between the two-dimensional and human perception, is concerned with how images in the digital age are increasingly modified and moving further away from reality.
Guy Zagursky
TEL AVIV Sommer Contemporary Art Gallery In past sculptural installations and performances, artist and musician Guy Zagursky has pursued the theme of power and its downfall. In a video documenting an arm-wrestling competition held at the 2006 Art Basel, for example, Zagursky is crowned World Champion of Art, after wrestling with and defeating artists, critics, and gallery owners.
