Sculpture

September 14, 2025

Serpentine Feather Sculptures Are One Part of Kate MccGwire’s Incredible 25-Year Retrospective

At first, Kate MccGwire imagined herself as a painter. That all changed, however, when she began pursuing a fine arts degree in 1995. During that time, she increasingly gravitated toward what she calls the “physicality of sculpture,” favoring “unconventional, tactile materials” rather than traditional media like bronze, stone, and wood. Soon, she landed on what would come to define her artistic practice for years.

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August 17, 2025

Artist Preserves Both the Past and Future With Intricately Layered Glass Sculptures

There’s something ancient about Dustin Yellin’s sculptural work. Crafted from laminated glass embedded with layered imagery and paint, the artist’s signature sculptures conjure scenes frozen in time, an archive that’s as pristine as it is precarious. These “three-dimensional collages,” as Yellin calls them, foreground If a bird’s nest is nature, what is a house?, his first solo exhibition at Almine Rech Gallery in New York.

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July 31, 2025

Stunning Sculptures Made From Scrap Metal Highlight the Creative Beauty of Being Resourceful

Even while growing up outside of Portland, Ore., artist Brian Mock was resourceful. He would craft drawing pads from scrap paper he collected from trash bins at the print shop where his father worked, and build bird feeders from broken fence boards he’d find on the side of the road. These projects laid the foundation for Mock’s current practice, one that’s still centered around transforming found objects.

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July 25, 2025

Carved Pillars of Light Radiate Intricate Luminescent Patterns

Nestled in northern Iowa, Mason City is, perhaps unexpectedly, a beacon of cultural heritage. It’s home to the Historic Park Inn, the world’s last remaining hotel designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. It boasts an indelible collection of Prairie School architecture, and it was the inspiration behind Meredith Willson’s iconic stage musical The Music Man, whose characters were based on people he grew up with in the city.

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