Word: whiteread
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Dates: during 1999-1999
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...Artschwagers sculptures look equally foreign; his wooden structures, built to resemble either furniture or boxes, would be highly unnatural in any environment. This commentary on interior and exterior (a la Rachel Whiteread), packaging and contents, and meaning in art, would be trite and dull if not for the sheer beauty and subtlety of the forms. There is a radiance and sheen to the light wood which fills these works with an uncanny ebullience and optimism. By carving out space where conventional forms would otherwise protrude, at the top of the bed, for instance, Artschwager complicates his works further. He negates...
...Rachel Whiteread, for example, is a leading figure among contemporary sculptors. Her plaster and resin casts of the space around domestic objects, whether it be the airy volume of a room or the underside of a humble chair, are eerie, elegant and refined. The exhibition includes a gorgeous gallery of these chair pieces: variously colored blocks shining softly under a skylight like a plot of grave markers. It's a tranquil hymn to loss and absence, evoking the sense of departed souls who once sat among us. Its thoughtfulness is a respite from so much brazen shouting, and like...