16 Jan
- 21 Feb 2004
artist profile
press release
"Much of the art of the twentieth century has attempted to reconcile the figurative and the abstract; Joel Shapiro is one of the few to do so in three dimensions."
-------The New Criterion
Joel Shapiro, one of America's preeminent artists, will exhibit recent sculptures in his first solo exhibition at L.A. Louver Gallery, January 16 through February 21, 2004. In this exciting new body of work Shapiro breaks away from his allusion to human form, for which he is renown, to address natural forces in abstract terms. His use of cast bronze, plaster, steel and wood embraces the essential qualities of the various materials. Shapiro sets his sculpture in juxtaposition not only to each other but also to the architecture of the gallery -- the large first floor gallery, the intimate south gallery, skylit second floor, and open air courtyard and skyroom. The radical configurations of Shapiro's sculptures and their expressive internal dynamic, energizes, challenges, and redefines the environment.
SELECTED ARTICLES
"Joel Shapiro", Modern Painters
Spring 2004
full article, PDF
Edward Goldman, Art Talk Radio Show at KCRW 89.9 FM
January 28, 2004.
full article, PDF
