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3/5/2013

Two exhibitions

Storm King Art Center‎, Mountainville

Thomas Houseago
As I Went Out One Morning

Thomas Houseago: As I Went Out One Morning is the first large-scale presentation of the work of artist Thomas Houseago (b. 1972, Leeds, England) in the United States. Houseago began to create outdoor sculpture in 2007, and this exhibition includes the earliest example of his large-scale work in bronze, Untitled Striding Figure, 1, and outdoor and indoor works completed as recently as 2013, which are on view in this exhibition for the first time. His works are raw, energetic and surprising, revealing unlikely shifts in depth and representational strategies when seen from different viewing angles. Houseago’s work also calls upon a wide range of influences—from Hellenistic statuary and early Modernist sculpture, to popular music and culture. While his works are not strictly realistic, Houseago takes cues from the world around him. As he has said, “In my approach to making sculpture, I try to be honest to the experience of looking and recording. You could argue that sculpture is a dramatization of the space between your eye and the world, between what you see and feel, and memory.”

This exhibition is organized by David R. Collens, Director and Curator, and Nora Lawrence, Associate Curator, Storm King Art Center.

Thomas Houseago: As I Went Out One Morning is made possible by generous lead support from Hauser & Wirth, the Hazen Polsky Foundation, and the Ohnell Charitable Lead Trust. Additional support is provided by Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Nicholas. Education-related programming is made possible by the Sidney E. Frank Foundation. As of 4.11.13

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David Brooks
A Proverbial Machine in the Garden

David Brooks’s A Proverbial Machine in the Garden comprises a 1970s-model Dynahoe tractor, complete with backhoe and front-end loader, that has been buried beneath Storm King’s iconic landscape. Speaking to Storm King’s past—as an agricultural site—and present—as a carefully sculpted pastoral environment—A Proverbial Machine in the Garden addresses questions of how humans use, consume, and perceive the natural world. Brooks’s work makes reference to the artists of a generation before him who developed Land Art, using site and land as artistic materials. Implicit in the viewing experience of the sculpture is an understanding of the effort expended in its creation. It is designed to be experienced—as a natural landscape or topography would be—by viewers walking across it, taking it in step by step, and understanding its whole through time. It is just this interconnectivity between human and landscape that Brooks means to underscore with A Proverbial Machine in the Garden.

The installation is organized by Nora Lawrence, Associate Curator at Storm King.

A Proverbial Machine in the Garden is made possible by generous lead support from The Samuel E. Freeman Charitable Trust. Additional support is provided by Matthew Dipple / American Contemporary and Virginia Dwan. Education-related programming is made possible by the Sidney E. Frank Foundation. As of 4.11.13

Image: David Brooks, A Proverbial Machine in the Garden (during installation), 2013. Courtesy the artist.

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Storm King Art Center
Old Pleasant Hill Road Mountainville NY 10953
Public transportation from New York City to Storm King is provided twice daily by Coach USA, leaving from the Port Authority Bus Terminal, and NJ Transit/Metro-North Railroad, leaving from Pennsylvania Station.
Hours are Wednesday through Sunday, 10:00 am to 5:30 pm (grounds open until 8:00 pm on Saturdays, Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend; until 5:00 pm in November).
Closed Mondays and Tuesdays, except for the holiday Mondays of Memorial, Labor, Columbus and Veterans Days.
Admission:
Adults $12
Senior Citizens (65 and older) $10
College Students (with valid id) $8
Students (K-12) $8
Children under 5 Free

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