Drawing Line into Form: Works on Paper by Sculptors

from the Collection of BNY Mellon

Exhibition Website

Oct 22 2016 - Jan 15 2017

This expansive collection features nearly 60 works by some of the contemporary art world’s most recognizable figures, including Anish Kapoor, Sol Lewitt, Maya Lin, and Kiki Smith, amongst others. From six-foot long gouache tableaus to charcoal preparatory drawings to rough pencil sketches, these works illustrate the important role working on paper plays for sculptors in the creative process, helping to translate ideas into three-dimensional forms.

Credit: Exhibition overview from museum website.

  • Works on Paper
  • International
  • Contemporary
  • Creative-process
  • Anish Kapoor
  • Sol LeWitt
  • Maya Lin
  • Kiki Smith
  • and others

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