Mark Di Suvero: Indoors
Knoedler & Company, New York
May 12 - August 12, 2005
KNOEDLER & COMPANY
19 East 70th Street, New York, NY 10021
www.knoedlergallery.com
Knoedler & Company, New York
May 12 - August 12, 2005
Mark di Suvero (b. 1933), one of today’s most respected and innovative sculptors, have his first exhibition at Knoedler & Company, Mark di Suvero: Indoors, consisting of nine sculptures dating from 2002 through 2005. The works range in size from sixteen inches to over eight feet in height, with moving components that, as John Yau writes in the catalogue essay, “invite the viewer to actively participate with the work, to make it turn, spin, and swing, and rock.” Di Suvero began his experimentation with kinetic compositions as early as 1962: progressing from the “spinning” or “balance” pieces, to the “variable” or “tumbling” works, and finally to the “puzzle” sculptures. The exhibition also includes a selection of recent works on paper.
Mark di Suvero: Indoors is accompanied by a fully-illustrated publication (in hard and soft cover), with a new poem and essay by John Yau. The poem, “Ghost Guest”, is dedicated to the artist and titled after one of the sculptures included in the exhibition. Yau’s essay considers the musicality and poetry in di Suvero’s sculpture, exploring its playfulness, exhilaration, and accessibility.
Concurrent with the Knoedler show, Storm King Art Center, in Mountainville, New York will celebrate its forty-fifth anniversary with the exhibition Richard Bellamy and Mark di Suvero, which will be on view from June 8 – November 13, 2005 and again from April 1 – November 15, 2006. In addition to the permanent installation of four monumental outdoor sculptures by Mark di Suvero, there will be a survey of indoor and outdoor works on loan for the exhibition. Importantly, there will be a special selection of fifty photographs of Mark di Suvero’s work taken by Richard Bellamy between 1975 and 1998. Richard Bellamy (1927-1998) was Mark di Suvero’s longtime dealer and close friend.
Knoedler & Company presents this exhibition in collaboration with Paula Cooper Gallery, New York.
19 East 70th Street, New York, NY 10021
www.knoedlergallery.com
