Works by Lynda Benglis, Spanning 40 Years of Creative Output, on View in Rhode Island

PROVIDENCE, RI.- American sculptor Lynda Benglis (b. 1941) has defied prevailing views on the nature and function of art for more than 40 years. The exhibition Lynda Benglis, at The RISD Museum is composed of more than 50 works that represent the breadth of her remarkable output, dating from the 1960s through today. The RISD Museum is the first of only two North American venues for this major survey show. Benglis’s best-known works question the rigors of Modernism and Minimalism [...]

Felix Weihs de Weldon

One day like today Austrian-born Felix Weihs de Weldon was born.  Felix Weihs de Weldon (April 12, 1907–June 3, 2003) was an American sculptor. His most famous piece is the Marine Corps War Memorial of five U.S. Marines and one sailor raising the flag of the United States on Iwo Jima during World War Two. De Weldon was born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary on 12 April 1907.  He was the son of a textile manufacturer. He received his early education at [...]

Important Collection of Work by George Segal at L&M Arts

NEW YORK, NY.- L&M Arts presents an important collection of work by George Segal, on view through April 3, 2010. Recognized as a great American sculptor of the twentieth century, George Segal used plaster and found objects to create innovative works depicting his immediate surroundings while invoking scenes which resonate universally. Working out of an old chicken coop as his studio on the family farm in New Jersey, Segal produced scenes witnessed throughout his life in his native New York [...]

Walk-In Sculpture, Tekrar Level Four, by David M. Abir, at PULSE Miami

MIAMI, FL.- David M. Abir sculpts light and sound in large-scale, self contained environments, creating work that oscillates between the physical and the spiritual. Entering one of his sculptures is cathartic – there is no end or beginning, just now. Tekrar Level Four, on view at PULSE Miami from December 3 through 6, 2009, is a walk-in sculpture where collaged classical music and defused light combine to generate a timeless, visceral response. Tekrar is a Farsi word meaning repetition – [...]