Metaphor: New Projects by Contemporary Sculptors

Large-scale works by several contemporary artists were executed especially for this exhibit. The show highlights a significant artistic trend among many contemporary sculptors: the use of metaphor and allegory as organizing principles in contemporary sculpture.

Among the contributors and their work are:

• Vito Acconci........Fan City
• Siah Armajani.......Employee's Lounge
• Alice Aycock........a machine from How to Catch and Manufacture Ghosts
• Lauren Ewing........Auto-Plastique: The Prison
• Robert Morris.......Jornado del Muerto" (Journey of Death)
• Dennis Oppenheim....Launching Station #1. An Armature for Projection

These works include quasi-architectural structures, machines, and total environment.

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