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A PAGE FROM + BRANCUSI  timidity, undated no.201 

A PAGE FROM + BRANCUSI 

timidity, undated no.201 

c o n s t a n t i n  b r a n c u s i  A R T I S T  torso of a young man, 1923 “a central figure of the modern movement and a pioneer of abstraction. his sculpture is noted for its visual elegance and sensitive use of materials, combining the directness of peasant carving with the sophistication of the Parisian avant-garde.”

c o n s t a n t i n  b r a n c u s i  A R T I S T 

torso of a young man, 1923

“a central figure of the modern movement and a pioneer of abstraction. his sculpture is noted for its visual elegance and sensitive use of materials, combining the directness of peasant carving with the sophistication of the Parisian avant-garde.”

k a r l a  b l a c k  A R T I S T  help is not appealing, 2011 black’s informal sculptures or installations are a reflection on space in which hung and formed using inventive materials such as soap and lipstick expressive of a vulnerable beauty.

k a r l a  b l a c k  A R T I S T 

help is not appealing, 2011

black’s informal sculptures or installations are a reflection on space in which hung and formed using inventive materials such as soap and lipstick expressive of a vulnerable beauty.

y a y o i  k u s a m a  A R T I S T posing in her installation International Galerij Orez, 1965 “Just weeks after moving into an East 19th street loft in September 1961, Yayoi Kusama, aided by Donald Judd, began sewing and stuffing hundreds of small canvas sacks full of cotton… Some were erect; others were semi-flaccid… this collision between what were now unmistakably phallic objects into this realm of kitsch-infused, quotidian femininity… undertaken to conquer her fear of the phallus… she recalls, ‘i began making penises in order to heal my feelings of disgust towards sex… i was terrified  of sex, and of the phallus.’” accumulations, chris kraus  GO SEE until September 30, 2012

y a y o i  k u s a m a  A R T I S T

posing in her installation International Galerij Orez, 1965

“Just weeks after moving into an East 19th street loft in September 1961, Yayoi Kusama, aided by Donald Judd, began sewing and stuffing hundreds of small canvas sacks full of cotton… Some were erect; others were semi-flaccid… this collision between what were now unmistakably phallic objects into this realm of kitsch-infused, quotidian femininity… undertaken to conquer her fear of the phallus… she recalls, ‘i began making penises in order to heal my feelings of disgust towards sex… i was terrified  of sex, and of the phallus.’” accumulations, chris kraus 

GO SEE until September 30, 2012

REQUIRED READING

A N N E  T R U I T T: p e r c e p t i o n  a n d  r e f l e c t i o n

“i thought to myself, ‘if i make a sculpture, it will just stand up straight and the seasons will go around it and the light will go around it and it will record time.”

c l a u d e  l a l a n n e  A R T I S T fan vase, 1980  inside with MATERIAL LUST

c l a u d e  l a l a n n e  A R T I S T

fan vase, 1980 

inside with MATERIAL LUST

e n z o  m a r i  D E S I G N E R object, 1962

e n z o  m a r i  D E S I G N E R

object, 1962

g i o  p o n t i  D E S I G N E R rare quadro luminoso wall light, 1950

g i o  p o n t i  D E S I G N E R

rare quadro luminoso wall light, 1950

m a r c  c a v e l l  A R T I S T white lacquered wood, 1971

m a r c  c a v e l l  A R T I S T

white lacquered wood, 1971

C H U C K  P R I C E  a r t i s t mirror, 1996

C H U C K  P R I C E  a r t i s t

mirror, 1996