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David Smith: The Nature of Sculpture
David Smith: The Nature of Sculpture is the first exhibition to explore the artist’s deep engagement with the natural world as source, subject and site for his art. Working in multiple media, formats, and scales, David Smith’s adventurous approach to three-dimensional form has permanently expanded the vocabulary and range of sculptural practice. Celebrated as the first American artist to make welded metal sculptures—and to incorporate industrial means in his work—Smith’s early enlistment of nature as a material and prime setting for his art was equally innovative.
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BUSTED: Contemporary Sculpture Busts
BUSTED: Contemporary Sculpture Busts showcases this ancient sculpture genre as radically transformed by 21st-century artists. Throughout history, sculpted busts have served to commemorate and preserve the likeness of distinguished individuals, and to celebrate divinity or nobility. In recent years the bust format has experienced a revival among contemporary artists, as they’ve found it a compelling means to address issues tied to identity, mortality, power and history. Featuring work in diverse materials from marble to fabric—and made by artists from various cultural backgrounds—the exhibition invites viewers to reflect on vital questions in art history and human representation. Together, these sculpture busts demonstrate the continued vitality of figural art as a means of addressing both timeless concerns and the most pressing issues of today.
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