Spotlight New England
George Sherwood: In Delicate Balance
Organized by the Currier Museum of Art
May 29 – September 6, 2010
Rapid technological and industrial innovation defined much of the twentieth century, and early on, sculptors reacted with experiments in materials and forms, including moving parts. The sculpture of Massachusetts artist George Sherwood has its roots in this history, with delicate constructions of highly polished stainless steel and other metals engineered to gracefully and subtly respond to changing environmental conditions. With a recent installation on the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway in Boston, Sherwood is an accomplished artist from the region, and honorably continues the Spotlight New England series, initiated in 2008.
While typically shown outdoors, Sherwood’s sculpture exhibited inside the Winter Garden and Putnam Gallery is an opportunity to focus on the work’s finely engineered mechanics. Alexander Calder’s mobile in the nearby contemporary gallery and Mark di Suvero’s kinetic sculpture Origins in Zachos Court—both part of the Currier’s Permanent Collection— form a conversation with Sherwood’s work and create a context and history for kinetic practices. In Delicate Balance includes an outdoor installation and is the Currier’s first temporary exhibition to feature work in the Winter Garden.
Watch the video about the installation of this exhibition.
This exhibition is supported by David and Barbara Roby and by the Fleisher Family Fund of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation.
Image Credits: George Sherwood, Steel Life I and II, 2009, Stainless steel.