Voltaire wrote that “the superfluous is a very necessary thing.” The most luxurious items are necessities—a shoe, a shirt, a handbag—transformed into the seemingly superfluous, making them essential elements of elite consumer vocabulary. Toland Grinnell uses this vocabulary in sculptures that simultaneously mirror and subvert consumer desire.
November 2003
Matthew Barney
New York “Only the perverse fantasy can save us”…see the full review in November’s magazine.
“Fiberscapes”
Washington, DC ln the Finnish landscape, islands…see the full review in November’s magazine.
Carlos Garaicoa
Havana Entering the darkened gallery…see the full review in November’s magazine.
Dilys Jackson
Cambridge, U.K. Dilys Jackson, a sculptor living…see the full review in November’s magazine.
Anish Kapoor
London More than 10 million people visited…see the full review in November’s magazine.
Jean Blackburn
New York Jean Blackburn’s sculpture reminds…see the full review in November’s magazine.
Leslie Fry
Sarasota, FL Leslie Fry’s recent explorations…see the full review in November’s magazine.
