Saturday 25 April 2015

Carol Bove - David Zwirner / Henry Moore Institute

Carol Bove, Untitled, 2014 (detail) Peacock feathers on linen
Carol Bove: The Plastic Unit is at David Zwirner until 30 May 2015; Carol Bove / Carlo Scarpa is at the Henry Moore Institute, Leeds until 12 July 2015.
New York sculptor Carol Bove is a new name to me, but images of her shows at David Zwirner and HMI look impressive. The work has a Minimalist, formalist appearance but uses a wide range of materials - including wood, steel, concrete, brass and... peacock feathers! - and assumes an equally wide variety of forms. She evidently takes particular care over the relationships of the individual pieces in the gallery installation. In the Leeds show her work is shown alongside furniture, sculpture and architectural models by Carlo Scarpa (1906-78). According to HMI's exhibition text, both artists are bound by concerns for the object and its environment, the nature of encountering sculpture and the ways by which objects are given meaning.
Read a review by Adrian Searle; read Carol Bove's guide to being an artist!

Works at David Zwirner
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Carol Bove, Lingam, 2015 Petrified wood and steel
Carol Bove, I, quartz pyx, who fling muck beds., 2015 Concrete and brass
Carol Bove, Noodle, 2015 Stainless steel and urethane paint
Carol Bove, Self Talk, 2015 Stainless steel and urethane paint
Carol Bove, Cow, Watched by Argus, 2013 Steel
Carol Bove, Open Screen, 2014 Steel
Carol Bove, The Plastic Unit, installation view
Carol Bove, The Plastic Unit, installation view

Works at Henry Moore Institute

Carol Bove, Hysteron, Proteron, 2014 Brass and concrete
Carol Bove, Heraclitus, 2014 Seashell, feather, found objects, steel and concrete
Carol Bove / Carlo Scarpa installation view
Carol Bove / Carlo Scarpa installation view

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