Read a recent review of Joel Shapiro’s exhibition at L.A. Louver in the arts publication Droste Effect. 

Here’s a short excerpt:

For an established sculptor to begin working in installation over the course the last decade could be dismissed as an obligatory gesture, an appeal to dominant trends in the art world. In the case of Joel Shapiro, it should be interpreted rather as a development of his preexisting concern with scale. His untitled installation, featured in a new solo show at L.A. Louver, occupies a full room with colorful rectilinear forms. Suspended from the ceiling and walls, they complicate their own relations of scale. As the viewer navigates the space, the perceived size of the components becomes mutable, and the effect of parallax presents a myriad of fictive spaces, an experience enhanced by the variety of color. The effect is almost pictorial, but always remains in a mutually subversive relationship with the physical space of the gallery walls.

Read the complete article by Asa Zabarsky here. 

Joel Shapiro is on view at L.A. Louver through January 11.