Verzutti

Good things come in threes. On the third day of May, the SculptureCenter will unveil simultaneous art exhibitions by Erika Verzutti, Magali Reus, and Michael E. Smith.

This will be the first solo show in New York City for Verzutti, a Brazilian artist who will present Swan with Stage. Working between synthetic and organic materials, she creates hybrid objects and situations that interrogate relationships between forms and bodies.

The centerpiece — a 12-foot-tall abstract swan sculpture — functions as monument, character, and stage. It is enclosed by a group of black and white photographs, including images of an actor (above) and the swan snapped in various moments of drama and comedy.

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Reus, who hails from Holland, will present Spring for a Ground, which explores the physical and psychic space of the street curb. These curbs contain fragments of objects and textures.

She will also display a new series of smaller sculptural “lock” works exposing a perversity of mechanical detail. Like archaeological markers, these works become enigmatic containers for a type of numerical shorthand that evades translation.

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This will be Smith’s first major solo museum exhibition in the United States. Entitled “-“, the Michigander’s display presents sculptures and videos as part of an investigation into the complex existence of things. 

The display will present new works created specifically for SculptureCenter’s lower level galleries. Many of the objects are decelerated and slackened until they reach a trancelike state.

Details: Erika Verzutti: Swan with Stage, SculptureCenter, 44-19 Purves Street, LIC, May 3 to August 3.

Bonus details: Magali Reus: Spring for a Ground, May 3 to July 6.

More details: Michael E. Smith: –, May 3 to August 3.

Top two photos: SculptureCenter; bottom photo: American Academy of Arts and Letters


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