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Joel Elias Shapiro (born September 27, 1941 New York City, New York) is an American sculptor renowned for his dynamic work composed of simple rectangular shapes. The artist is classified as a Minimalist as demonstrated in his works, which were mostly defined through the materials used, without allusions to subjects outside of the works. [2]
Subverting the distinctions between abstraction and representation, Joel Shapiro reconsiders the modern figurative tradition. Shapiro creates abstract geometric sculpture that elicits a sense of movement and engages viewers’ physical and psychological relationships with space. In his recent investigations of the expressive possibility of form ...
Joel Shapiro is a contemporary artist who creates wooden sculptures that blur the line between figuration and abstraction. Learn about his biography, artworks, exhibitions, and auction prices on artnet.
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Joel Shapiro is a contemporary artist who creates abstract forms and shapes with various materials. Explore his works, exhibitions, and interviews at MoMA, the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
ON JOEL SHAPIRO’S SCULPTURES AND DRAWINGS. LOOKING AT JOEL SHAPIRO’S SCULPTURES involves a lot of walking, and certain paths—usually ones uncharacteristic of moving in a gallery—prove to be the most informative. There is little to be gained from a Shapiro piece by shuffling past it once or twice like a shopper, or by boldly striding up ...
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Born in New York City in 1941, Joel Shapiro has explored the possibilities of sculptural form throughout his forty-five-year career. He has executed more than thirty commissions and publicly sited sculptures in major Asian, European and North American cities and has been the subject of more than 160 solo exhibitions and retrospectives internationally including the Whitney Museum of American ...
Learn about Joel Shapiro, a Post-Minimalist artist who creates wooden and bronze sculptures of human forms. Explore his timeline, exhibitions, public collections, and literature on artnet.
