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At ABMB: Anish Kapoor sculpture at Lisson Gallery, London
Well, of course they're not the Borg. I mean no disrespect to the artists by referencing science fiction, but these geometric forms are so compelling--and occasionally so otherworldly--that I wanted to show them as a group. (Can you tell I'm a closet curator?)
With geometric form as the starting point, mathematical calculation and meticulous construction were very much in evidence. There were also a number of optical surprises. When you looked into the red Anish Kapoor sculpture above, for instance, you weren't sure whether you were looking into it, or if it was bulging outward, or if it was simply flat across. You can't tell from the picture either, can you? (It's a bowl.) And the Chris Duncan orb below is actually flat circle whose geometric pattern is worked in perspective.
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At ABMB: Mona Hatoum sculpture at Galleria Continua, San Gimigniano, Italy
Visible through the orb is Ai Wei Wei sculpture, below
ABMB: Ai Wei Wei illuminated glass-bead cube at Galerie Urs Meile, Lucerne and Beijing
Detail below
ABMB: Artist unidentified at Stuart Shave/Modern Art, London
Scope: Jose Vielva at StuArt Gallery, Santiago, Chile
Of all the sculptures I saw, this is the one I found most compelling, a confluence of math, science, architecture and art
ABMB: More from Anish Kapoor at Lisson Gallery, London
Bridge, Wynwood: Norman Mooney cast aluminum Star at Chi Contemporary, Brooklyn
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5 comments:
Joanne, Thanks for these reviews. I am really enjoying them.
Joanne, I'm so glad you're doing this. I don't feel like I missed out by not being there; I can peruse it all from the comfort of home! You could temporarily rename the blog Armchair Art Fair. And congrats on your show (and review) in Boston. You're the happeningest.
Oriane
Re: "Of all the sculptures I saw, this is the one I found most compelling, a confluence of math, science, architecture and art"
Maybe you would like to consider this too then: spin and arrest-array by Anna Hepler.
Oriane,
I love that title. Thanks. Check the blog subhead now.
Erwin,
Thanks for the link to Anna Helper's site the sculptures are wonderful. Folks, the links are above.
You're most welcome. You're also the acknowledgingest! I feel like my name is up there in lights!
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