Naum Gabo

Linear Construction in Space No. 1 (Variation),, 1968

Plexiglas with nylon monofilament
24 3/4 x 24 3/4 x 9 1/2 in. (62.9 x 62.9 x 24.1 cm.)

Raymond and Patsy Nasher Collection, Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas, Texas

Exhibition:

May 12 - August 19, 2018

Over the last 150 years, artists have continuously re-evaluated conventions and accepted practices in an extended period of cultural innovation, with each generation pushing against the achievements of the preceding generation or striking out in new directions altogether. Many of these advances in art have mirrored the simultaneous rapid pace of change in science, technology, and society—as new ideas flourished in the world, artists responded with exciting new artistic forms. The constant push to forge new paths to express the human experience in the modern age can be seen most clearly, perhaps, in the medium of sculpture.