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Alexander Liberman
Adam, 1970
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Alexander Liberman American, born in Russia, 1912-1999 Adam, 1970 Steel painted red-orange 28' 6" x 24' x 29' 6" Adonai, 1970-71 (refabricated 2000) Steel 29' 6" x 63' x 52' 8" Iliad, 1974-76 Steel painted orange 36' x 54' 7" x 19' 7" Untitled Bronze 9 x 5 1/2 x 3 1/4" A pioneer in the creation of monumentally scaled abstract sculpture, Liberman's colossally scaled compositions are constructed from discarded tank drums, boiler heads, giant pipes, and steel beams. They are cut and sliced to evoke baroque sculpture and architectural models, from grain silos to Greek temples and medieval cathedrals. |