According to the checklist for Martin Puryear at Matthew Marks (November 12, 2020 - January 30, 2021) there are six sculptures in the exhibition. However, “A Column for Sally Hemings” (2019) — which ...

To stand in the presence of one of American sculptor Martin Puryear‘s works is to be confronted with what artnet News critic Ben Davis describes as an “eloquent use of materials and elliptical ...

WEST LAFAYETTE —Purdue women's basketball freshman power forward Kendall Puryear learned at an early age to never play the game soft. It was thanks in part, to the drive way wars she had with her ...

Martin Puryear, “Big Bling” (2016), installation view in Madison Square Park, New York, pressure-treated laminated timbers, plywood, chain-link fencing, fiberglass, and gold leaf, 40 x 10 x 38 feet, ...

BOSTON — Coming upon a sculpture by Martin Puryear can be like greeting a cowled monk standing sentry at the gates of a mountain monastery. You can try using your words. But chances are nothing will ...

Martin Puryear is best known for refined, handmade sculptures primarily made of wood. Puryear’s drawings and prints are less well known but are essential to his studio practice. “Martin Puryear: ...

Quadroon by Martin Puryear, 1966–67, soft ground etching and aquatint with plate tone monotype on paper Courtesy of the artist Martin Puryear, Courtesy Matthew Marks Gallery Face Down by Martin ...

In 1964, the sculptor Martin Puryear, just out of undergrad at Catholic University, headed off to West Africa to spend two years volunteering in the Peace Corps, living with the Mende people of Sierra ...

Martin Puryear, who is known for his large-scale wood sculptures, has been named the US representative to the 58th Venice Biennale, opening next spring. Brooke Kamin Rapaport, the deputy director and ...

Common answers children give to the age-old question: “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Throw in the occasional “dinosaur” or “fairy princess” from the more whimsically inclined. But ...