In and around the corporate cathedrals of downtown Pittsburgh, the International Sculpture Conference wove together the playful, the prophetic, the political, and the poetic sides of sculpture. Artists, art professionals, curators, collectors, and academics from over 20 countries assembled to explore the form and content of many types of sculpture in panel discussions ranging from
October 2001
2001 Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Awards
The International Sculpture Center is proud to present the winners of the 2001 Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award. This year’s award program attracted twice the number of nominees from 2001: 205 nominees from 46 college and university sculpture programs in North America and abroad.
Material Consequences: A Conversation with Joseph Seipel
On June 9, during the International Sculpture Conference in Pittsburgh, the International Sculpture Center presented the 2001 Outstanding Sculpture Educator award to Joseph Seipel, chair of Virginia Commonwealth University’s Department of Sculpture. Seipel has taught at VCU for 27 years and has been department chair for 16 years.
Sculpture and Architecture in Dialogue: A Conversation with Diana Thater
Diana Thater is an internationally renowned video artist who combines large-scale video projections with sculptural arrangements of video monitors in complex installations known for their striking use of color. A recipient of numerous grants and awards from organizations such as the National Endowment for the Arts and the Franco-American Foundation for Contemporary Art, Thater has
Antony Gormley
Wiltshire, England New Art Centre Sculpture Park and Gallery From his earliest hollow bodyworks, which he refers to as body-cases, to the later solid body-forms, concretes, and expanded works, Antony Gormley has negotiated and renegotiated the body’s edge.
Rivane Neuenschwander, Shahzia Sikander, and Tony Villejo
San Antonio Transcending habit was an unstated…see the full review in October’s magazine.
Kerry Stewart
New York In Luis Buñuel’s The Obscure Object of…see the full review in October’s magazine.
Claudette Schreuders
New York Claudette Schreuders’s carved and…see the full review in October’s magazine.
Lorenzo Pace
New York The art of the public memorial is…see the full review in October’s magazine.
Chris Larson
New York Upon entering the gallery’s dimly…see the full review in October’s magazine.