: The Jewish Museum presents "Eva Hesse: Sculpture," the first
major New York City museum exhibition of this artist's sculpture
since 1972. The exhibition is on view through September 17.
The exhibition of 33 works focuses on Hesse's large-scale latex
and fiberglass sculptures. Also on view are significant earlier
sculptures and drawings, which show the creative evolution of the
artist.
"Hesse's work has maintained its powerful impact for decades
because of its deeply emotional and evocative qualities," said
Fred Wasserman, The Jewish Museum's Henry J. Leir Curator, who
organized the exhibition with Elisabeth Sussman, curator and
Sondra Gilman Curator of Photography at the Whitney Museum of
American Art.
The exhibition also showcases never-before-exhibited biographical
materials that place Hesse's artistic achievements in the
historical context of her life and times. A catalog, co-published
by Yale University Press and The Jewish Museum, New York,
accompanies the exhibition.
The Jewish Museum is at 1109 Fifth Avenue at 92nd Street. For
more information, www.thejewishmuseum.org or 212-423-3200.
