Mark di Suvero, Old Buddy (For Rosko) 
1993-1995, 
Steel
, 40 x 60 x 48’ (12.2 x 18.3 x 14.6 m)
, Private collection


The titles of di Suvero’s works are often whimsical, rather than definitive. With them, di Suvero intends to give the viewer only one of many possible meanings for the work that they describe. As he has said, “I want the title, which is like the handle on a cup, to give the person another view as to what is inside the cup.” Di Suvero’s “old buddy” Rosko was a dog who protected him, making it possible for him to work in a studio located on a lonely industrial pier.

(via Mark di Suvero at Governors Island Presented by Storm King Art Center » Exhibition)