Sentences with phrase «dozens of large sculptures»

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Mosset, in addition to a series of his infamous «circle paintings» from the 1960s, will present a large - scale installation of several dozen Toblerones, large cardboard sculptures based on anti-tank structures used by the Swiss army.

Significant donors include Dr. and Mrs. Harold L. Tonkin, who bequeathed a large portion of their collection of Asian ceramics and decorative arts along with numerous European paintings with Asian themes; Dr. William E. Harkins, who has donated more than 150 Japanese prints to the museum since the mid-1970s; Mary Jane Harris and her late husband, Morton, who have given several Italian Baroque paintings with a number more promised; Joseph and Janet Shein, who have donated more than two dozen contemporary paintings and sculptures since 2000; and, of course, Barbara Palmer and her late husband, James, who have not only made great contributions to the museum's collection of American art but also gave $ 2 million in 1986 to initiate the campaign to expand the museum.

Along with a dozen discrete sculptures and reliefs, the exhibition features two large - scale installations made of groupings of individual sculptures.

Ranging from photography to drawing to installation, the more than four dozen works in the exhibition include: critically acclaimed videos by Marilyn Minter (Green Pink Caviar, 2009) and Kate Gilmore (Between a Hard Place, 2008), who credits Minter for teaching her to «be bold, honest and to never, ever relax»; a new large - scale sculpture by Marianne Vitale (Double Decker Outhouse, 2011), who says seeing Hungarian flimmaker Bela Tarr's 7 - hour epic Sátántángó confirmed her need to be an artist early in her career; and the latest project from Lisa Kirk (Backyard Adversaries (Ashes to Ashes), 2011), who sees a «sublime level of alchemy, the act of making work that is not only inspiring, but is revolutionary» in David Hammons» Fly Jar (1996).

Installation view of «Alexander Calder: Movement Lab», which houses a half dozen sculptures and abuts another «palate cleanser», a terrace that hosts additional Calders and the largest living wall in the United States.

«The Original Copy: Photography of Sculpture, 1839 to Today,» at the Museum of Modern Art, 11 West 53rd Street, through November 1, moma.org This stunner, organized by MoMA photography curator Roxana Marcoci, may be the surprise star of the summer, assembling dozens of works that document other pieces, from Lee Friedlander's snapshots of public monuments to Robert Mapplethorpe's iconic portrait of the late Louise Bourgeois with a large sculptural phallus tucked under her arm.

In Deodorized Central Mass with Satellites (1991 — 99), an installation sculpture made from untidy clusters of toys suspended from the ceiling, a dozen monochrome plush - toy spheres, linked by a system of cables and pulleys across the ceiling, orbit around a central, rainbow - colored blob; ten large, geometrically faceted, brightly colored wall - reliefs are actually monumental dispensers of pine - scented air freshener, which automatically send their cleansing spray into the room at timed intervals.