Notable early exhibitions include a 1977 show of minimalist works by Carl Andre, Dan Flavin, Donald Judd, and Sol Lewitt; seven of BBruce Nauman's seminal early shows; eleven Richard Long exhibitions; and the installation of one of Mario Merz's celebrated glass and
neon igloos in 1979 — part of the gallery's ongoing dedication to Arte Povera artists, including Alighiero Boetti.
Notable early exhibitions include a 1977 show of minimalist works by Carl Andre, Dan Flavin, Donald Judd, and Sol Lewitt; seven of Bruce Nauman's seminal early shows; eleven Richard Long exhibitions; and the installation of one of Mario Merz's celebrated glass and
neon igloos in 1979 — part of the gallery's ongoing dedication to Arte Povera artists, including Alighiero Boetti.
Not exact matches
The audience will also be able to experience Mario Merz» beautiful
igloo, a large glass and
neon installation with fragrant twigs.
But, the memory of a great Guggenheim retrospective now 25 years ago («Mario Merz», 1993)-- where his art consumed the building like plants do a jungle, his grand
igloos and sweeping
neon Fibonacci numbers vying for attention with lizards and even a motorbike — remind me that, now more than ever, we need to see the scale of life in art and belief worth fighting that comprise Merz's vision.
The instillation of subjective weight onto the objective form of the
igloo is underscored by the
neon words circumscribing the dome.