Category: Figurative Sculpture

Clay-Figure Critique: In Conversation with Garth Evans, New York Studio School

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The human figure is an essential touchstone of sculpture, remade generation by generation as it must be today, by contemporary artists. Sculptor Garth Evans provides thoughtful and entertaining life-size figure critiques at the recent Figure Marathon at the New York Studio School, taught by Brandt Junceau. Garth's conversation with Brandt and his students ranges from … Continue reading Clay-Figure Critique: In Conversation with Garth Evans, New York Studio School

Jonathan Silver: Matter and Vision

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Recorded June 2022. Led by Sculptor Garth Evans, and joined by guest curator and art critic Karen Wilkin, and Sculpture Forum regulars, Jock Ireland and Brandt Junceau, Sculpture Forum explores the work of Jonathan Silver at Victoria Munroe Fine Art, NYC. Video and editing by Rachael Bohlander. https://youtu.be/3mW-CDAmBd0 Jonathan Silver: Matter and Vision at Victoria … Continue reading Jonathan Silver: Matter and Vision

Michael Heizer & Juan Munoz: Two Shows in Chelsea

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Recorded April 2022. Led by Sculptor Garth Evans, and joined for the talk by Sculpture Forum regulars, sculptors Jock Ireland and Brandt Junceau, Sculpture Forum confronts the works of Michael Heizer and Juan Munoz at Gagosian and David Zwirner Gallery respectively. A short walk from one gallery to the next, but the distance between the … Continue reading Michael Heizer & Juan Munoz: Two Shows in Chelsea

Joel Shapiro: A Material Question

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Recorded November 2021. Led by Sculptor Garth Evens, and joined for the talk by Sculpture Forum regulars, sculptors Jock Ireland and Brandt Junceau, and guest sculptor Lee Tribe. Sculpture Forum visits Paula Cooper Gallery, New York, to examine recent works by American sculptor Joel Shapiro. Video and editing by Rachael Bohlander. https://youtu.be/7ocsuDs8Cy4 “I think it's … Continue reading Joel Shapiro: A Material Question

Clay Figure Critique at New York Studio School with Garth Evans and Bruce Gagnier

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The human figure is an essential touchstone of sculpture, remade generation by generation as it must be today, by contemporary artists.  Over three decades working together at the New York Studio School, Garth Evans and Bruce Gagnier conducted life-size figure critiques that are now legendary. Those had been undocumented, but the recent Figure Marathon, taught by Brandt Junceau, provided … Continue reading Clay Figure Critique at New York Studio School with Garth Evans and Bruce Gagnier

Gaston Lachaise: Complicate the Joyfulness, A Discussion.

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Recorded December 2020. Led by Sculptor Garth Evens, and joined for the talk by Choghakate Kazarian, Jock Ireland, Brandt Junceau, and Rachael Bohlander. Sculpture Forum confronts the work and legacy of Gaston Lachaise after visiting one of the sculptor's final pieces, Floating Woman, now installed in Hunter's Point South Park, Long Island City, NY. Video … Continue reading Gaston Lachaise: Complicate the Joyfulness, A Discussion.

Sahel: Art and Empires on the Shores of the Sahara, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Recorded Dec. 2020. Led by Sculptor Garth Evans, and joined for the talk by Lee Tribe, Jock Ireland, and Brandt Junceau, Sculpture Forum explores the works of the Sahel, a vast and influential region in Africa south of the Sahara, through the recent exhibit of over 200 works covering the empires of Ghana (300-1200), Mali … Continue reading Sahel: Art and Empires on the Shores of the Sahara, The Metropolitan Museum of Art