DAVID SMITH: A Centennial
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum: February 3-May 14, 2006
David Smith with Australia, Bolton Landing, New York, ca. 1951.
Photo by David Smith, ©2006 The Estate of David Smith/Licensed by VAGA, New York.
If you ask why I make sculpture, I must answer that it is my way of life, my balance, and my justification for being. —David Smith
Widely considered the greatest sculptor of his generation, David Smith (1906–1965) created some of the most iconic works of the 20th century. Marked by the use of industrial materials, especially welded metals, and the integration of open space, Smith’s three-dimensional version of Abstract Expressionism revolutionized the art of sculpture in the U.S. and around the world. Organized on the 100th anniversary of the artist’s birth, David Smith: A Centennial presents over 120 of his greatest sculptures, as well as a selection of his drawings and sketchbooks, from his entire 33-year career as a sculptor. Considering his art as a totality, the exhibition provides audiences with a singular opportunity to understand the complexity of Smith’s aesthetic concerns as well as his impact on the course of modern and contemporary sculpture.In addition to bringing together the masterpieces of Smith’s mature period in the 1950s and 60s, the exhibition gives special emphasis to his connection with his European forebears. ...
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