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Mark di Suvero, Old Buddy (For Rosko) \u20281993-1995, \u2028Steel\u2028, 40 x 60 x 48\u2019 (12.2 x 18.3 x 14.6 m)\u2028, Private collection\u2028<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The titles of di Suvero<\/a>\u2019s 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, \u201cI want the title, which is like the handle on a cup, to give the person another view as to what is inside the cup.\u201d Di Suvero\u2019s \u201cold buddy\u201d Rosko was a dog who protected him, making it possible for him to work in a studio located on a lonely industrial pier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(via Mark di Suvero at Governors Island Presented by Storm King Art Center \u00bb Exhibition<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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