Untitled
- Donald J. Hall Sculpture Park
"People often identify my work with bronzes and large public work, and they're not aware of the more intimate side."
~Joel Shapiro
Small in scale compared to his other works, this piece presents visitors with an unexpected opportunity for connection to an abstract work of art. The simple, geometric forms of Joel Shapiro's bronze sculpture suggest the human body in motion. From certain vantage points, Untitled seems to resemble a figure with two upraised arms and one extended leg. This playful pose invites viewers to think about movement and even mimic the stance.
Purchased from The Pace Gallery by the Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, by 1992;
Their gift to the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1999.
Roger
Hughlett, “A Figure of Speech,” The
Kansas City Jewish Chronicle (July 19, 1996): 158, (repro.).
Alice Thorson, “Building Blocks…just for fun,” The Kansas City Star (May 18, 1996).
Debra Peebles, “New Public Gardens,” Pitch Weekly (May 23, 1996): 48, (repro.).
Jan Biles, “Sculpting
a Park,” Lawrence Journal-World (May
26, 1996).
Alice Thorson, “Moving Sculptures: Museum in an Expansive Mood for
Accommodating Architectural
