02/07/15
Carol Bove / Carlo Scarpa
Henry Moore Institute, Leeds
2 April – 12 July 2015
“If language gives meaning and
narrative, what are the tools of the artist and architect to provide syntax for
things in space? Are the plinth and armature to objects what articles and
adjectives are to description?”
By bringing together works by the
Venetian architect and exhibition designer, Carlo Scarpa (1906-78), and the
American artist, Carol Bove (b1971), the Henry Moore Institute asks visitors to
consider this question literally as well as metaphorically. How are objects
given meaning? When does a found object become an art object? What
distinguishes this art object or sculpture from the exhibition furniture on
which it stands? What if the sculptures themselves represent linguistic symbols?
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