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Minimalist sculptor Fred Sandback’s works consists of vertical string scultures that look like they’re missing parts. He stretched yarn horizontally, vertically, or diagonally at different scales and in varied configurations. The yarn is help up without any visible hooks or taping.

In the true spirit of Minimalist art, the sculptures use basic geometric shapes as outlines. These “empty” sculptures ask the viewer’s brain to perceive the rest of the form. In describing his work he stated, “It’s a consequence of wanting the volume of sculpture without the opaque mass that I have the lines.” and “I did have a strong gut feeling from the beginning though, and that was wanting to be able to make sculpture that didn’t have an inside.”

Fred Sandback committed suicide in his studio at the age of 59 in 2003.

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Photos taken by Julia Chesky

Shook President Clinton’s hand tonight at the Clinton Global Initiative MOMA party. Got no picture to post, but I do have one saved on my Motorola phone that was free with a $50 rebate.

Come out this Friday, Sept. 25th, to Four11 Gallery in Park Slope. My good friend Kathryn Miriam is throwing a party/fundraiser/preview for Michael Sanzone and Earl Barrett-Holloway newest work ‘The Nursery’. The goal is to raise enough money so they can feature their work at the Aqua Art Miami Beach art fair this December. They are the only independent artists accepted to the fair!

And most importantly an Eighteenth top will be raffled off.

Four 11 Gallery   411 3rd Ave. Brooklyn, NY  6pm (raffle 8:30-9)  $15 cover  Free drinks