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Sculpture
March 2000 Vol. 19 No. 2 Purchase, New York
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Public art need not be practical or permanent, but it should capitalize on its power to enlighten.
The Neuberger Museum of Art's exceptional 1999 Biennial Exhibition of Public
Art goes a long way toward breaking down the barrier between Modernist
elitism and the uninitiated by focusing on work that engages the general
public ...
... John Monti's Lemon Float (1999) is perhaps this exhibition's most appealing work. It deals with issues of perception in a playful and inviting way. |
Monti's work incorporates
an existing, unusued cistern which he paints in a garring blue color.
Flanking it are two identical, hyper-pigmented forms that appear to be
hybrids of a lemon and a 1950s version of a flying saucer or bio-engineered
produce. Their oversized presence, which is enhanced by their proximity
to the miniature pool, gives Lemon Float an otherworldly feel.
Here, the public is encouraged to play by jostling the two forms about,
which invokes long-forgotten
childhood memories when toys were occasionally, and comparatively speaking,
one's own ...
- D. Dominick
Lombard
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