A marriage of art and technology creates a dialogue of the one and the many …see the full feature in September’s magazine.
September 2001
Liberating Form: Barbara Hepworth’s United Nations Memorial
Hepworth’s most significant public commission challenged prior concepts of sculpture …see the full feature in September’s magazine.
Finding Common Ground: Art and Planning
The Art and Planning sessions at the 19th International Sculpture Conference ranged widely over the general and the specific questions facing art and artists in public spaces today. The dialogue published here begins with Pittsburgh and its rivers (a discussion that took place on board a riverboat) and continues with a broader discussion of public
Sculptural Diplomacy
Friends of Art and Preservation in U.S. Embassies (FAPE) recently announced “Outdoor Sculpture at U.S. Embassies,” a new initiative that will install outdoor sculptures by American artists in embassies around the world. This program grew out of FAPE’s Gift to the Nation, a project that acquired sculpture and other works of art through purchase or
Seeing Rainbows Among the Ruins: Peter Erskine’s “New Lights on Rome”
During the height of Rome’s millennial celebrations, the city was filled with thousands of tourists; they came for events as disparate as the Holy Year and International Gay Pride. The ubiquitous rainbows the visitors experienced (in the ancient Roman ruins, in the Termini train station, and even on the trains bringing in pilgrims and marchers)
Dispatch: The Helen Lempriere National Sculpture Award
Werribee Park, Victoria, Australia The official opening of the first AUS $120,000 Helen Lempriere National Sculpture Award will be long remembered by all who attended. It was an extraordinary evening. Thunder, lightning, and torrential rain that reduced visibility to a few meters made the short drive from Melbourne to Werribee Park extremely hazardous.
“The Etruscans”
Venice Who were the Etruscans? As the…see the full review in September’s magazine.
“Arte Povera”
Turin Arte Povera, only recently recognized…see the full review in September’s magazine.
Kathryn Lipke
Montreal The Barents Sea region of Scandinavia…see the full review in September’s magazine.
Coastline 2000
Reykjavik, Iceland “One day I hope the exhibition will”…see the full review in September’s magazine.