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.
The Theater of Life: Ken Unsworth
One could compare the mature work of the Australian artist Ken Unsworth with that of Louise Bourgeois, as they both rely on personal obsessions and a range of potent, recurring symbols: with Bourgeois, her childhood and sexual references; with Unsworth, his wife and her performance as a pianist, as well as death, destruction, and the
Sculptural Conceptualism: A New Reading of the Work of Agnes Denes
Aerial view of Tree Mountain—a Living Time Capsule—10,000 Trees, 10,000 People, 400 Years, 1996. The traditional description of Agnes Denes as a conceptual/environmental artist reflects only a portion of the broad range of interests from which she draws to create her art.
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.
The Prophet’s Prosthesis: An Interview with Krzysztof Wodiczko
Krzysztof Wodiczko is widely known for his large-scale projections on public buildings, which have been “illuminated” worldwide. Born in Warsaw, where he graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in 1968, Wodiczko immigrated to Canada in 1977 and now lives in New York City and Boston.
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.
