Tacoma, Washington The Museum of Glass has brought a number…see the full review in December’s magazine.
December 2008
December 2008
Making Everything: A Conversation with Ai Weiwei
In 2007, Chinese artist Ai Weiwei brought 1,001 of his compatriots to Documenta for a city-wide performance called Fairytale, and Template, a 39-foot-tall structure made of doors and windows salvaged from houses destroyed during China’s recent building boom, was a highlight of Skulptur Projekte Münster – despite its collapse in a violent storm at the
“Informed by Function”
Bronx, New York What if art and craft were truly thought…see the full review in December’s magazine.
Carlo Borer: Peculiar Geometries
Carlo Borer’s recent steel sculptures stand in the landscape, or in exhibition spaces, like messengers from another reality. Their strangeness is not overbearing, but the longer you look at them the more you surmise that their forms stubbornly deny comparison.
John Grade: Lived History in Sculpture
Northwest artist John Grade first made a name for himself with small, finely executed drawings and mid-size sculptures that subtly evoked the aesthetics and workings of organic matter. His current sculptural work and large-scale installations tend to reference phenomena from different geographical locations and point to a continued interest in the natural world.
“Shattering Glass”
Katonah, New York “Shattering Glass,” curated by Ellen J. Keiter and…see the full review in December’s magazine.
Lynda Benglis: Material Personae
Lynda Benglis’s recent sculptures consistently direct the viewer to their material qualities. However, it is the narratives that develop in relation to the materials and shapes that are stressed in her works. As one moves from their commanding physical power to the richness of their metaphoric and emotional associations, their playful intelligence becomes more evident.
Tom Joyce: The Iron Iceberg
When the Twin Towers fell, Tom Joyce was in New York for an exhibition of his work at the Museum of Arts and Design. Several months later, a friend sent him a vial of ash from the site.
Tony Feher
New York Tony Feher finds poetry in industrial and…see the full review in December’s magazine.
Miami: Sculpture in the Pleasure Dome
In December, as crowds pour into town for Art Basel/Miami Beach, Miami will once again become the darling of the international art set. Art Basel puts Miami in a brilliant spotlight, but there are other major players contributing to the city’s reputation.
