On the outdoor terrace, the eight - foot
tall bronze work, Question, 2013 — 2014, appears to rise up like a giant twisted liquorice stick before arching over to anchor itself to the floor in a bulbous gourd - shape.
Not exact matches
His sculptural
works include the monumental
bronze sculptures The Dance at London's South Bank, Evolutionary Loop 517 at the University of Aberdeen and Athena in the London City Airport, which at 12 metres is the
tallest bronze sculpture in the UK.
Outside Bilbao's Guggenheim stands Louise Bourgeois's most famous
work: a nine - metre -
tall bronze, marble and stainless - steel spider.
The 16 - foot -
tall plaster sculpture was strongly influenced by James Weldon and Rosamond Johnson's 1900 song «Lift Every Voice and Sing» and it was demolished soon after it was exhibited, like all the other
works on display, as there were no funds to cast it in
bronze or conditions to keep it.
Of the three
works in the show, which is officially presented by Vito Schnabeland titled «Art History with Labor,» the most salient reference for contemporary viewers is probably the 12 - foot -
tall cast
bronze rat replica of the blow - up «scab rats» often stationed at labor protests.
Featuring seventy - two paintings, sculptures, drawings, photographs, and videos, the show is rich with arresting twists on the humdrum: a garbage bag made of marble (Jud Nelson), a bee crafted from clay (Tom Friedman), an eight - foot -
tall bronze milk carton (Jonathan Seliger), and a miniature
working
The series also acknowledges the
works of the brothers Diego and Alberto Giacometti — the standing lamps physical presence, as well as their air of isolation, share a connection with Alberto Giacometti's
tall, gaunt
bronze figures, while the influence of Diego Giacometti's furniture, in particular his lamps, is evident in the form of Boyce's sculptures.
The acquired
works are Atlanta artist Donald Locke's painting «Conspiracy of Icons # 1» (1991); «Minotaurus» (2015), an 8 - foot -
tall bronze sculpture by South African artist Nandipha Mntambo; and a group of 24 quilts by early 20th - century Southern African American quilters.
For his talk at The New School, Shrigley will focus on his multidisciplinary practice, including his various
works in the public realm, among them Really Good, a ten - foot -
tall bronze «thumbs - up» sculpture, to be installed this fall in London's Trafalgar Square, as part of the city's Fourth Plinth Commission; his design for Kingsley, the official mascot for a Scottish Premiership football team (2015); and How Are You Feeling?
Of the three
works in the show, which is officially presented by Vito Schnabel and titled «Art History with Labor,» the most salient reference for contemporary viewers is probably the 12 - foot -
tall cast
bronze rat replica of the blow - up «scab rats» often stationed at labor protests.
Another
work by Lord is a set of three 6 - foot -
tall bronze lamps with paper shades.
Outdoor
works of art associated with world famous artists include, La Grande Vitesse, Ecliptic, American Horse, a 24 ft
tall bronze by Nina Akamu.