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Subjective Histories of Sculpture: B. Wurtz

Utilizing sculpture as a point of departure and source of inspiration, B. Wurtz considers tensions and translations between the animate and inanimate, and the empirical and the subjective. Engaging with a rich collection of social, cultural and political associations, these artists explore the material conditions of our lives and ask how we can re-think official narratives and systems of knowledge.

Citing specific works, texts and personal anecdotes taken from inside and outside cultural production, these subjective, incomplete, partial, or otherwise eclectic histories question assumptions and propose alternative methods for understanding sculpture’s evolving strategies.

B. Wurtz was born in 1948 in Pasadena, California. He received a BA from University of California at Berkeley in 1970 and a MFA from California Institute of the Arts in 1980. His work has been exhibited at MoMA P.S.1, New York; Abrons Art Center, New York; MCA Chicago; Musée d’Art Contemporain de Lyon, France; RISD Museum of Art, Providence, RI; Museums of Bat Yam, Israel.

This event will be held at The New School Theresa Lang Community and Student Center (Room I202), Arnhold Hall, located at 55 W. 13th St.











When: Mon., Feb. 3, 2014 at 6:30 pm
Where: The New School
66 W. 12th St.
212-229-5108
Price: Free
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Utilizing sculpture as a point of departure and source of inspiration, B. Wurtz considers tensions and translations between the animate and inanimate, and the empirical and the subjective. Engaging with a rich collection of social, cultural and political associations, these artists explore the material conditions of our lives and ask how we can re-think official narratives and systems of knowledge.

Citing specific works, texts and personal anecdotes taken from inside and outside cultural production, these subjective, incomplete, partial, or otherwise eclectic histories question assumptions and propose alternative methods for understanding sculpture’s evolving strategies.

B. Wurtz was born in 1948 in Pasadena, California. He received a BA from University of California at Berkeley in 1970 and a MFA from California Institute of the Arts in 1980. His work has been exhibited at MoMA P.S.1, New York; Abrons Art Center, New York; MCA Chicago; Musée d’Art Contemporain de Lyon, France; RISD Museum of Art, Providence, RI; Museums of Bat Yam, Israel.

This event will be held at The New School Theresa Lang Community and Student Center (Room I202), Arnhold Hall, located at 55 W. 13th St.

Buy tickets/get more info now