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Untitled 2001 (2005)
Untitled 2001 (2005) bronze 17 5/8 x 26 x 16 inches unique
Untitled 2000 (2005)
Untitled 2000 (2005) bronze 12 1/2 x 13 1/4 x 12 1/4 inches unique
Untitled 2002-2004 white bronze
Untitled 2002-2004 white bronze 15 5/8 x 11 1/2 x 11 1/4 inches unique
Untitled 2001-2004 bronze
Untitled 2001-2004 bronze 20 x 18 x 12 1/2 inches unique
Untitled 2002-2004 white bronze
Untitled 2002-2004 white bronze 12 3/4 x 15 3/4 x 15 inches unique
Untitled 2003 (2005)
Untitled 2003 (2005) bronze 9 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 5 1/4 inches unique
Untitled 2003-2005 wood, wire and casein
Untitled 2003-2005 wood, wire and casein 19 x 20 x 16 inches
Untitled 2004 wood and casein
Untitled 2004 wood and casein 17 x 17 x 19 inches
Untitled 2004 wood, wire and casein
Untitled 2004 wood, wire and casein 10 x 18 1/2 x 18 3/4 inches
Untitled 2004 wood, wire and casein
Untitled 2004 wood, wire and casein 34 1/4 x 13 x 15 inches
Untitled 2004 pastel and chalk on paper
Untitled 2004 pastel and chalk on paper 24 1/4 x 20 1/2 inches
Untitled 2004 pastel and chalk on paper
Untitled 2004 pastel and chalk on paper 25 1/2 x 20 1/2 inches
Untitled 2004 wood and casein
Untitled 2004 wood and casein 15 3/4 x 16 x 4 1/2 inches
Untitled 2004 (2005)
Untitled 2004 (2005) bronze 19 15/16 x 11 x 4 1/2 inches unique
Untitled 2005 pastel on paper
Untitled 2005 pastel on paper 22 5/8 x 17 5/8 inches
Untitled 2005 pastel on paper
Untitled 2005 pastel on paper 22 1/2 x 17 5/8 inches
Untitled 2005 pastel on paper
Untitled 2005 pastel on paper 22 5/8 x 17 5/8 inches
Untitled 2005 pastel on paper
Untitled 2005 pastel on paper 22 5/8 x 17 3/4 inches
Untitled 2005 wood, wire and casein
Untitled 2005 wood, wire and casein 23 1/4 x 14 x 9 3/4 inches
Untitled 2005 wood and casein
Untitled 2005 wood and casein 13 1/2 x 16 1/8 x 15 5/8 inches
Untitled 2005 wood and casein
Untitled 2005 wood and casein 14 x 13 1/2 x 13 1/4 inches
Untitled 2005 wood, wire and casein
Untitled 2005 wood, wire and casein 17 x 17 1/2 x 10 inches
Untitled 2005 wood, wire and casein
Untitled 2005 wood, wire and casein 10 x 13 x 11 1/2 inches
Untitled 2005 wood and casein
Untitled 2005 wood and casein 13 3/4 x 13 1/2 x 11 1/4 inches
Untitled 2005 pastel on paper
Untitled 2005 pastel on paper 22 3/4 x 17 1/2 inches

Press Release

JOEL SHAPIRO

Sculpture and Drawings

September 15 – October 29, 2005

 

John Berggruen Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of recent works by Joel Shapiro. This exhibition opens Thursday, September 15th, and will remain on view through Saturday, October 29th.

 

Joel Shapiro lives and works in New York City. He was born in 1941 and received both his B.A. and M.A. from New York University. Shapiro's work has been the subject of over 100 solo shows and retrospectives. In this exhibition, he will continue his investigation of the connection between line and form. Featured in this show will be bronze and painted wood sculpture as well as works on paper. In this new body of work, Shapiro introduces the elements of wire and colored paint to his traditional wood and bronze block forms.

 

Shapiro's public commissions can be seen at such sites as Creative Artists Agency, Los Angeles; The United States Holocaust Museum, Washington, D.C.; Köln Sculpture Park, Cologne, Germany; National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C.; and the International Sculpture Collection, Rotterdam. Shapiro's work is included in numerous public collections such as The British Museum, London; The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, NY; Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY; Moderna Museet, Stockholm; Musee national d'art moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Museum of Modern Art, Friuli, Italy; The Museum of Modern Art, New York; The National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.; The Tate Gallery, London; and The Whitney Museum of American Art, NY.