Commission
Sarah Sze
Fallen Sky
Sarah Sze has been commissioned by Storm King Art Center in New Windsor, New York, to create Fallen Sky, a site-specific work comprised of a deliberately incomplete and increasingly delicate spherical cavity 36 feet in diameter, sheathed in mirrored stainless steel. The work—which will be unveiled on June 26, 2021—engages with themes shared by many other works within Storm King’s collection—truth to materials, a grand scale, and a union with nature—while also moving in a new and specific direction: toward ethereality and a deep responsiveness to subtle environmental change. Fallen Sky pays tribute to communal and ancient sites around the world while also remaining tied to the history of abstraction in art.
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Sarah Sze, Fallen Sky, 2021, installation view, Storm King Art Center, New Windsor, New York © Sarah Sze
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www.shahgargfoundation.org
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www.nashersculpturecenter.org
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www.thailandbiennale.org
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