martin puryear exhibition

martin puryear exhibition

'alien huddle', 1993 -1995

martin puryear
at: national gallery of art, washington dc
from: june 22nd - september 28th, 2008

the martin puryear exhibition, shows work from his career that has spanned over 30 years.
he has built sculptures primarily out of wood, rather than carving pieces from a single block
and has experimented with different ways that wood can be connected.


left 'untitled', 2005, right 'desire', 1981


'ladder for booker t. washington', 1996


exhibition space

text taken from national gallery of art:

martin puryear exhibition features forty six sculptures made between the years 1975 and 2007.
puryear's sculptures reveals his keen interest in traditional arts and crafts such as basketry,
weaving, woodworking and joinery, observed during his travels to africa, asia, europe and
the usa.



'bower', 1980

more info
http://www.nga.gov
ridhika db
07.02.08  
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