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'It's out there: just go and look for it': Denomination's Margaret Nolan on finding analogue inspiration in a digital world

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Credit: Margaret Nolan Margaret Nolan has led Denomination as co-founder and Global Creative Director since 2002. I used the design from the Glasgow School of Art doors on the capsule as its sculptural form contrasted with the geometry of the bottle. I thought this was perfect for a luxury bottle of whisky encased in this shape.

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In ‘Zoophites,’ Les Lalanne Hybridize Beasts and Botany into Functional Sculptures

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It’s also an apt title for a poetic exhibition of sculptures blending beastly and botanical forms by the late Claude (1925-2019) and François-Xavier Lalanne (1927-2008). Having worked as a guard in the Egyptian and Assyrian galleries of the Louvre, the artist often referenced ancient mythology and hybridity in his figures.

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Ann Weber Elevates Discarded Cardboard Boxes and Staples to New Heights in Billowing Sculptures

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Exemplifying the possibilities of combining humble materials with a good dose of resourcefulness, Ann Weber ’s monumental sculptures find their beginnings in discarded cardboard boxes. ” Weber recently wrapped up a major exhibition at Wönzimer Gallery in Los Angeles. . Photo by Ray Carofano. Photo by Sibila Savage. Photo by M.

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Joel Shapiro’s New Sculptures Radiate Joy and Defy Gravity

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My favorite Joel Shapiro sculpture is in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art – an orange dancer-like structure that has made me smile since the first day I arrived in New York, now 23 year ago. Debuting here are three new massive wood sculptures – each taller than any viewer. Joel Shapiro: Out of the Blue.

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26 Contemporary Chinese Artists Explore Materiality in ‘Allure of Matter’

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Collection of the artist, courtesy of Pace Gallery. Collection of the artist, courtesy of Pace Gallery. 79 (2002–7), polyurethane, colophony, iron powder, silk, and cocoons. Ai Weiwei, “Tables at Right Angles” (1998), Tables from the Qing dynasty (1644–1911). Stockamp Tsai Collection, New York.

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10 Riveting Movies about Artists

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Frida (2002). National Gallery (2014). Frida (2002), Julie Taymor. The house is currently in display as a landmark in the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia. The film interviews those closest to Ai, from family members to art gallery managers. National Gallery (2014), Frederick Wiseman. At Eternity's Gate (2018).

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Copper Wire Weaves and Spirals into Organic Sculptural Forms by the Late Artist Bronwyn Oliver

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All images courtesy of the artist and Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney, shared with permission. Her sculptures of ammonites, palm leaves, and single buds are minimal in form and incredibly detailed in construction, with oscillating lines delineating the edge of a fossil or an elaborate web expanding into a plump cherry blossom.