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Nasher Sculpture Center Presents Jaume Plensa: Genus and Species For the past two decades, Plensa has been investigating the intimate interconnection between nature and culture through large-scale sculptures and installations that incorporate light, sound, and text in transparent, often interactive structures, such as the renowned Crown Fountain at Millenium Park in Chicago. |
| Twins I and II, 2009, Painted stainless steel 2 sculptures, each 148 ½ x 92 ½ x 96 ½ in. Courtesy of the artist and Richard Gray Gallery, Chicago and New York © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VEGAP, Madrid Photo: Gasull Fotografia |
| Taking many forms and utilizing a variety of modes of production, Plensa's work offers a visceral experience of the nexus between art, language, biology, and metaphysics. Jaume Plensa: Genus and Species will highlight eight large-scale works, completed between 2004 and 2009, and installations chosen by the artist and curator specifically for the spaces at the Nasher Sculpture Center. Installed both indoors and out, this dynamic exhibition will expand our understanding of the work of this important sculptor and provide crucial context for Plensa's Song of Songs III and IV, one of the last works Raymond Nasher added to the Nasher Collection. The selection of works features several never before seen in public, including Twins I and II and an installation of eleven, six-foot-tall, alabaster heads. |
| Spillover, 2008 Stainless steel 87 13/16 x 96 7/16 x 100 3/8 in. (223 x 245 x 255 cm.) Courtesy of the artist and Richard Gray Gallery, Chicago and New York © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VEGAP, Madrid Photo: Gasull Fotografia |
| The exhibition will be installed throughout the Nasher, engaging a variety of spaces: the entrance, the galleries, the terrace, the garden, and, for the first time at the Nasher Sculpture Center, the city street. The artist has carefully considered the selection and placement of each sculpture, determining an inter-related progression that will heighten the viewer's experience of the work. |
| Song of Songs III and IV, 2004, Glass, stainless steel, and light 2 elements, each 86 5/8 x 35 7/16 x 31 7/8 in. Raymond and Patsy Nasher Collection, Nasher Sculpture Center © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VEGAP, Madrid Photo: Andrew Smart |
| Organized by the Nasher Sculpture Center, Jaume Plensa: Genus and Species will be accompanied by a lavishly illustrated, four-color catalogue with a new scholarly essay by Curator Jed Morse, contextualizing Plensa's work for an American audience. |
| The Nasher Sculpture Center is open Tuesday through Sunday from 11 am to 5 pm and until 11 pm for special events. General Admission to the Center is $10 for adults, $7 for seniors, $5 for students, and free for members and children 12 and under. For more information, visit www.NasherSculptureCenter.org. |
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