Tom Otterness "Animal Spirits"
Marlborough (Midtown)
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Animal Spirits will consist of over two dozen bronze sculptures, ranging in scale from small to monumental, that in Otterness’ inimitable style deal with themes of money, class and the individual’s role in society, and of course their eponymous animal spirits.
Often inspired by the figures of modern iconography – bulls, bears and bags of money – as well as those of classic fairytales – the Old Woman and the Shoe, the Three Little Pigs – Otterness’ subjects are instantly recognizable to the viewer. We think we already know them well. This allows the artist to make statements that are serious without causing offense, or to offer what writer Alan Moore calls, “hard lessons in reassuring tones.”
The result is a menagerie of complex and important works innocuously masquerading as a playful collection of friends. This is something we have come to expect from the hand of this masterful artist, but it is also something which continues to surprise.
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from February 23, 2011 to March 26, 2011