About this Event
Michael Brenson, the author of a new biography of David Smith, and Christopher Lyon, editor of the recently published catalogue raisonné of Smith’s sculpture, discuss David Smith’s life and art with critic and biographer Nancy Princenthal at Hauser & Wirth’s 22nd Street gallery on 12 November.
This program celebrates two monumental publishing events, each of them years in the making: ‘David Smith Sculpture: A Catalogue Raisonné, 1932– 1965’, published in fall 2021 by The Estate of David Smith (distributed by Yale University Press), and Brenson’s ‘David Smith: The Art and Life of a Transformational Sculptor’, published in October by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Filled with fresh scholarship and insights, these publications bring into the twenty-first century an extraordinarily influential artist, one of the few modern sculptors who is himself a monument.
The talk will provide a brief overview of Smith’s career and sculpture oeuvre, as presented in the catalogue raisonné. A visual presentation of selections from Smith’s oeuvre, focusing on his series, will offer an ‘aerial view’ of Smith’s expanding conception of his art.
This event is free, however, reservations are recommended.
Panelists
Michael Brenson, author, ‘David Smith: The Art and Life of a Transformational Sculptor,’ and essayist, ‘David Smith Sculpture: A Catalogue Raisonné, 1932–1965’
Christopher Lyon, Editor and essayist, ‘David Smith Sculpture: A Catalogue Raisonné, 1932–1965 ’
Nancy Princenthal, critic, curator, and author of the award-winning biography ‘Agnes Martin: Her Life and Art’
About David Smith
One of the foremost artists of the twentieth century, Smith's body of work, contemporary with the New York School in painting, revolutionized postwar sculpture. He is known for his use of industrial methods and materials, and the integration of open space into sculpture. Over a 33-year career, Smith greatly expanded the notion of what sculpture could be, questioning its relationship with the space it was created in and its final habitat; from the artist’s atelier and art foundry into the realms of industry and nature. Spanning pure abstraction and poetic figuration, Smith’s deeply humanist vision has inspired generations of sculptors for the decades since his death.
Image: ‘David Smith Creating ‘Cubi I,’ Terminal Iron Works, Bolton Landing, New York, 1963.’ Photo: Dan Budnik ©️ 2022 The Estate of Dan Budnik. All Rights Reserved.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
542 W 22nd St, 2nd Floor, 542 West 22nd Street, New York, United States
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