Sculpture
“Miniatures offer changes of scale by which we measure ourselves anew,” writes Lia Purpura, in her essay On Miniatures, which reminds us small artworks have an outsized impact on our sense of who we…
Sculptor Tony Cragg discusses his long-standing interest in plastic, machine parts, and other products of industry. He describes his process of scavenging, stacking, and piling these utilitarian…
Sculptor Ursula von Rydingsvard discusses the construction of her monumental work Czara z Babelkami (2006), on view in SFMOMAs fifth-floor sculpture garden. She reflects on how her sculptural…
Sculptor Nari Ward brings his perspective on the American experience to the New Museum this week. Ward, who was born in Jamaica, has lived and worked in Harlem for much of his twenty-five-year career…
Augusta Savage: Renaissance Woman is the first exhibition to reassess Savage’s contributions to art and cultural history through the lens of the artist-activist. Organized by the Cummer Museum…
Statue of a Victorious Youth, one of the J. Paul Getty Museum’s prized possessions, is facing a new threat after 40 years at the Villa. Earlier this week Italy’s supreme court, the Court of Cassation…
World War I's wounded needed a sculptor, and one artist was able to make a huge difference.
Bonhams announces highlights of the Post-War & Contemporary Art sale on November 14, which will offer a total of 44 works featuring exceptional sculptures by George Segal, Keith…
Paola Pivi has created her own surreal world for her exhibition Art with a view, opening October 13 at the Bass Museum of Art in Miami. Showcasing both new and familiar works across multiple…
A survey documenting a decades-long collaborative relationship, Claes Oldenburg with Coosje van Bruggen: Drawings, presented in association with the Whitney Museum of American Art, is now on…
Multiple bidders pushed the final price for After Evgeny Alexandrovich Lanceray Cossack Herding Horses, circa 1920 to $81,250 – five times its pre-auction estimate – to claim top-lot…
For the past 30 years, British sculptor Sarah Lucas has been making waves and making audiences chuckle with her dark sense of humor and unique use of materials. Bringing together important works from…
Petah Coyne’s first New York solo exhibition in nearly a decade, Having Gone I Will Return is now at Galerie Lelong & Co, showcasing new and recent work: the gorgeous baroque installations…
Through her iconic casts of domestic objects and spaces, Rachel Whiteread has created a language of her own, one that subtly tells stories about the quiet moments of our lives and the places they are…
Allison Glenn and Beth Harris discuss Ruth Asawa's Untitled, (c. 1958, iron wire) at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.
