Soft Sculpture
Ghada Amer
Ghada Amer was born in Cairo in 1963. In
1974, her parents relocated to France where
she began her artistic training ten years later
at Villa Arson, Nice, France. She currently lives
and works in New York and has exhibited
among others at the Venice Biennale, the
Sydney Biennale, the Whitney Biennale, and
the Brooklyn Museum.
Realistic, shape, public/private space, symbol, pattern, concept
Work Concepts
By depicting difficult subject matter with the
delicacy of needle and thread, Amer’s work
assumes a tenderness that simple
objectification ignores. Amer continuously
allows herself to explore the complexities of
an uneasy world and confronts the language
of hostility and finality with unsettled
narratives of longing and love.
Do Ho Suh: Bio
Do-Ho Suh is an artist originally born in Seoul,
Korea in 1962. He earned his oriental painting
degree at the Seoul National University, and
later earned a Bachelor's of Fine Arts in
painting from the Rhode Island School of
Design and a Master's of Fine arts in sculpture
from Yale University.
Realistic, shape, volume, symbol, pattern, concept, globalization, public/private
space
Work concepts
Through architecture and narrative, Korean artist
Do Ho Suh's intricate sculptures and installations
define and re-define the notion of identity and
individuality, public and private space. Having
moved from South Korea to the United States,
Suh's investigation—and in particular the notion
of "infinite movability"•of space and
unconventional notions of scale and sitespecificity—developed around his personal
experiences of cultural displacement and
struggle with cultural identity.
Ernesto Neto: Bio
Ernesto Neto was born in 1964 in Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil. He attended the Escola de
Artes Visuais do Parque Lage and the Museu
de Arte Moderna, both in Rio de Janeiro,
where he continues to live and work.
Abstract sculpture, public/private space, concept, mass, shape
Work concepts
Ernesto Neto has gained acclaim for his large
experiential environments that dramatically
alter our surroundings, engage the senses,
and invite interaction. Organic, womblike,
Neto’s seek to remove the visitor from the
assault and grind of the everyday world and
provide an opportunity to slow down and
reconnect for a few moments with essential
sensory experiences.
Yin Xiuzhen
A leading female figure in contemporary art,
Yin Xiuzhen (b. 1963, Beijing, China) began her
career in the early 1990s following her
graduation from Capital Normal University in
Beijing where she received a B.A. in oil
painting from the Fine Arts Department
in1989
Abstract sculpture, globalization, concept, mass, shape
Work concepts
Known for her works that incorporate second-hand
objects, Yin uses her artwork to explore modern issues
of globalization and homogenization. By utilizing
recycled materials such as sculptural documents of
memory, she seeks to personalize objects and allude to
the lives of specific individuals, which are often
neglected in the drive toward excessive urbanization,
rapid modern development and the growing global
economy. The artist explains, "In a rapidly changing
China, ‘memory’ seems to vanish more quickly than
everything else. That’s why preserving memory has
become an alternative way of life."
Mike Kelly: Bio
Michael Kelley (October 27, 1954 – January
31, 2012) was an American artist born in
Michigan. His work involved found objects,
textile banners, drawings, assemblage,
collage, performance and video.
Concept, shape, pattern, symbol
Work concept
Kelly’s work, with their martyred dolls and
ruined promise of warmth, suggest the
trauma of hurt and loss that underlay the
juvenile delinquent antics that surrounded
them.
-- Holland Cotter