In a State of Flux
Fruitmarket•Nov 16, 2024 — Feb 02, 2025
Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein•Apr 26, 2021 — Sep 29, 2021
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I guess at that time the body was a new territory, and it had to be investigated.
—Barry Le Va
Barry Le Va (1941–2021) is regarded as a moderniser of sculpture in post-1960s art. Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein is staging the first retrospective since the death of the US artist, whose multidisciplinary oeuvre is associated with process art and postminimalism.
As indicated in the title, In a State of Flux, Le Va extended the concept of sculpture by fragmenting form and incorporating the principles of transformation and instability into his work. The show presents a survey of his work from the 1960s to the last series, always following a ‘red thread’: the relationship between his drawing and sculpture. Particular attention is given to the artist’s early artworks.
Precision and improvisation
Le Va’s installations are executed with care and only after meticulous planning, but chance and improvisation remain defining elements of his work. He explores actions, their causes and effects, at…
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In a State of Flux
Fruitmarket•Nov 16, 2024 — Feb 02, 2025
Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein•Apr 26, 2021 — Sep 29, 2021
Press Release
I guess at that time the body was a new territory, and it had to be investigated.
—Barry Le Va
Barry Le Va (1941–2021) is regarded as a moderniser of sculpture in post-1960s art. Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein is staging the first retrospective since the death of the US artist, whose multidisciplinary oeuvre is associated with process art and postminimalism.
As indicated in the title, In a State of Flux, Le Va extended the concept of sculpture by fragmenting form and incorporating the principles of transformation and instability into his work. The show presents a survey of his work from the 1960s to the last series, always following a ‘red thread’: the relationship between his drawing and sculpture. Particular attention is given to the artist’s early artworks.
Precision and improvisation
Le Va’s installations are executed with care and only after meticulous planning, but chance and improvisation remain defining elements of his work. He explores actions, their causes and effects, at…
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