Comments on: Sarah Sze

Sarah Sze

nobody — Wed, 30 Mar 2005 10:48:51 -0800

Sarah Sze is an incredible artist (link is to a large image). Things fall apart (jeep cherokee), slow growth sets in and paint peels off the walls. Objects stretch out toward each other. Detail persists on a large and small scale. Here's a resume. Here are a few more images and a review. Here's another short article.

By: CaptMcalister

CaptMcalister — Wed, 30 Mar 2005 11:00:15 -0800

This is really cool stuff. I feel like I need to see her work in person to get anywhere near the full effect of the art. These pictures are too cropped and small.

By: felix betachat

felix betachat — Wed, 30 Mar 2005 11:03:49 -0800

Great post! I love Sarah Sze. I first saw an installation she at at Chicago's Museum of Contemporary Art. When I saw her later piece in the foyer of the SFMOMA, I was blown away. It's interesting when you look at her early stuff in comparison to what she's doing now. The earlier work arranges elements really mechanically with lots of square angles and taxonomic structures. Its boilerplate installation art with a sort of Obsessive Compulsive ethos. Her stuff now just soars. It's as if she figured out, at some point, how to command 3 dimensional space, to brilliant effect. Oh, and she's hot.

By: odinsdream

odinsdream — Wed, 30 Mar 2005 11:08:52 -0800

I saw something like this at a museum in Boston, it seems. Perhaps it was hers. In any case, it was fantastic to see in person.

By: FormlessOne

FormlessOne — Wed, 30 Mar 2005 11:13:37 -0800

Amazing. It's so damn kinetic - it's as if the work was unleashed, not assembled.

By: joe lisboa

joe lisboa — Wed, 30 Mar 2005 11:16:24 -0800

Fascinating stuff, here. Thanks for the heads-up.

By: Outlawyr

Outlawyr — Wed, 30 Mar 2005 11:16:55 -0800

Cool. Thanks for the post. I am now taking all my office supplies and turning my office into a sculpture.

By: panoptican

panoptican — Wed, 30 Mar 2005 11:28:22 -0800

*puts away Things To Do Before I Die/Hit List* Unreal is about all I can say at this point. And I gathered that from a 450px x 450px image. Can't wait to see one of her exhibits.

By: gunthersghost

gunthersghost — Wed, 30 Mar 2005 11:43:41 -0800

Her stuff is just out of control... I saw the Jeep at SFMOMA several times and it always freaked me out. Anyone seen the new "Scotch Tape" wall they have there?

By: RJ Reynolds

RJ Reynolds — Wed, 30 Mar 2005 11:58:10 -0800

and she's speaking in new york soon: whitney, Wednesday, April 6, 7pm.

By: ubersturm

ubersturm — Wed, 30 Mar 2005 12:05:19 -0800

Odinsdream - the MFA had one of her pieces in their main lobby sometime within the last year. It was the one that started with a piece of paper held just above the ground by a string and went up some two stories or so. Unfortunately, it was gone last time I visited.

By: Vaska

Vaska — Wed, 30 Mar 2005 12:07:00 -0800

That artwork is impressive, I imagine the upkeep is prohibitive though and shipping is an unpleasant process. Too bad a photo can't begin to express the kinetic energy.

By: Toecutter

Toecutter — Wed, 30 Mar 2005 12:10:41 -0800

That Boston MFA piece in the lobby was outstanding. So many adjectives come to mind -- you really have to see one in person.

By: BlackLeotardFront

BlackLeotardFront — Wed, 30 Mar 2005 12:35:00 -0800

I'm usually not a fan of modern installation art, but it's usually because it's sloppy, pretentious, and poorly executed. This stuff is visually very interesting to me, though, so I'm giving a thumbs up. Cool stuff - good to know its out there.

By: geekhorde

geekhorde — Wed, 30 Mar 2005 14:32:35 -0800

I would LOVE to see some of her work. Maybe the wife and I will make a pilgrimage at some point.

By: fenriq

fenriq — Wed, 30 Mar 2005 14:45:05 -0800

I would imagine this is far more interesting in person than the pictures are relaying because I'm seeing the pics and thinking "Meh!"

By: fire&wings

fire&wings — Wed, 30 Mar 2005 15:06:51 -0800

Im with fenriq. However when I imagine the installations I have seen in situ photographed and posted online, I realise that stuff like this has to be experienced in person.

By: gohlkus

gohlkus — Wed, 30 Mar 2005 15:14:04 -0800

I've seen "Things Fall Apart" at SFMOMA, and I too was blown away. Amazing stuff.

By: R. Mutt

R. Mutt — Wed, 30 Mar 2005 15:26:57 -0800

The installations are WONDERFUL in person. There was (is ?) one in the West Wing of the Boston MFA. Yea Sarah Sze!

By: jackiemcghee

jackiemcghee — Wed, 30 Mar 2005 15:40:13 -0800

Am I the only one thinking, "Mousetrap!"? Very interesting work though. I love Thing Fall Apart.

By: gesamtkunstwerk

gesamtkunstwerk — Wed, 30 Mar 2005 16:17:51 -0800

Thanks nobody. I'd never heard of Sze, but I really enjoyed each and every link. Can anyone tell me how her name is pronounced?

By: mrgrimm

mrgrimm — Wed, 30 Mar 2005 16:50:46 -0800

Like it's spelled? Sorry, couldn't resist. I'll echo the comments about Things Fall Apart in person. Amazing is the right word.

By: felix betachat

felix betachat — Wed, 30 Mar 2005 16:54:57 -0800

Can anyone tell me how her name is pronounced? "Zee" is what I've heard.

By: shoepal

shoepal — Wed, 30 Mar 2005 20:32:11 -0800

Thanks Nobody! I saw her Jeep years ago @SFMOMA and it absolutely blew me away, though I never bothered to look into her work beyond that piece. Thanks for the prod.

By: spaghetti

spaghetti — Wed, 30 Mar 2005 20:36:30 -0800

My girlfriend got to work with her in the print shop at MassArt when Sarah Sze was a visiting artist. Now we've got one of the prints she made hanging in our kitchen.

By: mosspink

mosspink — Thu, 31 Mar 2005 09:24:03 -0800

Nice post! Sarah Sze is one of my favorite contemporary artists and is such an inspiration! I've been jonesing for some of her old catalogues (pre-Genius grant) for years now, but they're all out of print, sadly.