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Indepth Arts News:
"Wolfgang Laib: A Retrospective"
2001-10-07 until 2002-01-06
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art
Scottsdale, AZ,
USA
Wolfgang Laib’s artwork is a feast for the senses made from
simple staples of everyday life: milk, rice, pollen, beeswax. With
a serene concentration of purpose he transforms the quotidian
into the sacred. Diaphanous pollen squares vibrate with pure
color of unimaginable intensity. Chambers of beeswax bricks
exude an evocative aroma that rouses long-forgotten
memories.
Offerings of rice and pollen, ritualistically arranged,
feed the spirit and mind. The surface of solid stone seems to
liquify when milk mysteriously melds with marble. Laib invites us
to pause and look at the small, the insignificant — the beauty of
life’s subtleties. And in doing so, we may be moved toward a
deeper understanding of nature and the elegant complexities
of life.
This major international touring exhibition travels to a number
of distinguished institutions including the Hirshhorn Museum &
Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.;
Henry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA; Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX;
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Scottsdale, AZ;
Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, La Jolla, CA; and Haus
der Kunst, Munich, Germany.
IMAGE:
Wolfgang Laib gathering
pollen from dandelions
Pavilion Galleries
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