Confronting Sculpture
Recorded March 2022. Led by Sculptor Garth Evans, and joined for the talk by Sculpture Forum regulars, sculptors Jock Ireland and Brandt Junceau, with guest Karen Wilkin. Sculpture Forum confronts the work of American artist Charles Ray on view in the Figure Ground show at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City. Video and sound by … Continue reading Charles Ray: Figure Ground
Recorded December 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 examines works by American sculptor John Chamberlain on view in the Stance, Rhythm, and Tilt show at Gagosian, New York City. Video and editing by … Continue reading John Chamberlain: Image/Non-Image
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
Recorded October 2021. Led by Sculptor Garth Evens, and joined for the talk by Sculpture Forum regulars, sculptors Jock Ireland and Brandt Junceau. Sculpture Forum visits Zurcher Gallery, New York, to experience the surprising work created by sculptor Tom Doyle, made during his time in Germany with then-spouse, Eva Hesse. Video and editing by Rachael … Continue reading Tom Doyle: Works from Germany, 1964-1965
Recorded June 2021. Led by Sculptor Garth Evens, and joined for the talk by American sculptor Joel Shapiro and Sculpture Forum regulars Jock Ireland and Brandt Junceau. Sculpture Forum examines the work of Alexander Calder in the context of the show, Modern from the Start, at the Museum of Modern Art, New York. Video and … Continue reading Alexander Calder, Modern from the Start
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
Recorded June 2021. Led by Sculptor Garth Evens, and joined for the talk by Jock Ireland, Brandt Junceau, and Rachael Bohlander. Sculpture Forum visits the work of Carol Bove, with shows at David Zwirner's uptown and downtown galleries, and her installation outdoors at The Met. Video and editing by Rachael Bohlander. https://youtu.be/17ECoXwNkQY "The feeling comes … Continue reading Two Shows & an Installation: Carol Bove, New York
by Maud Bryt. Bruce Gagnier talks about the new figure sculptures and watercolors in his studio. He has started incorporating color in his sculptures and altering them after the plaster casting point, a departure for him. "I think formalists are empiricists; I'm definitely in the metaphysical camp. What you really see is not there," he … Continue reading A Studio Visit with Bruce Gagnier
Recorded (via Zoom) January 24, 2021. Garth Evans, Jock Ireland, Brandt Junceau, and Choghakate Kazarian discuss the Martin Puryear exhibit on view at Matthew Marks Gallery until January 30, 2021. (Video and edit by Maud Bryt) Below the video are some excerpts. Please see comments box below and leave a reply. (NOTE: just added: two … Continue reading Martin Puryear at Matthew Marks Gallery, NYC
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.
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