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Major artists create new micro artworks for miniature gallery
Major artists create new micro artworks for miniature gallery
Masterpieces in miniature: artists including Sean Scully, Damien Hirst, Magdalene Odundo, and Gillian Wearing create tiny new artworks for the 2021 Model Art Gallery at Pallant House, Chichester
All images: Installation views of ‘Masterpieces in Miniature: The 2021 Model Art Gallery’ at
Pallant House Gallery. Photography: Rob Harris
We all have a fantasy art collection, and it’s often one of two things that stand in the way of realising that fantasy: money, and wall space. There may be a solution to the latter: contemporary art on a doll’s house scale.
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Minneapolis Institute of Art acquires nearly 800 works on paper by Theodore Roszak
Theodore Roszak, The Last Tycoon (Gulliver), 1976. Graphite and colored pencil; 44 x 66 1/2 in. Gift of the estate of Theodore Roszak. Minneapolis Institute of Art 2020.80.217.
MINNEAPOLIS, MN
.-The Minneapolis Institute of Art today announced the acquisition of nearly 800 works on paper by the Polish-American artist Theodore Roszak (19071981). The worksincluding 727 drawings, 63 prints, and three photographswere given by the artists daughter, Sara Roszak, on behalf of the artists estate; Michael Rosenfeld Gallery facilitated the gift. Today best known for his sculptural work, Roszak experimented with various techniques across a wide range of styles, notably creating abstract geometric forms, influenced by technology, in wood, plastic, and metal. The gifts to Mia, created between 1920 and 1980, represent the numerous themes, subjects, and styles the artist explored throughout his prolific
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Lintel Sculpture is spread in monumental proportions above the exterior of the Library’s front doors. Comprising over 3 tonnes of copper, the sculpture was transported in 3 trucks to the Library, where the pieces were welded together on site.
The work is based on allegorical symbols based on ancient Sumerian and Akkadian seals dating back to 3000 BC. At the centre is the winged sun, symbolising enlightenment and inspired truth. On the right are spear-like tree branches representing the source root and continuous growth of knowledge. On the left is the curved ark of knowledge, referring to the Library’s place in collective memory and preservation of intellectual endeavour.