"Anthony Caro on the Roof" Exhibition

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Sculptures by Anthony Caro (b. 1924)—who is considered the most influential and prolific British sculptor of his generation and a key figure in the development of modernist sculpture over the last sixty years—are featured in the 2011 installation on The Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Roof Garden. The installation includes a selection of sculpture in steel, painted and unpainted, spanning the artist's career to date and highlighting principal aspects of his long career: engagement with form in space, dialogue between sculpture and architecture, and creation of new, abstract analogies for the human figure and landscape.

This year marks the fiftieth anniversary of the first exhibition of steel sculpture by the artist, who lives and works in London. The large-scale works on view this summer are "Midday", 1960 (Museum of Modern Art, New York), "After Summer", 1968 (Collection of Audrey and David Mirvish, Toronto), "Odalisque", 1984 (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York), "Blazon", 1987–90 (Courtesy of Mitchell-Innes & Nash, New York and Annely Juda Fine Art, London), and "End Up", 2010 (Collection of the artist, courtesy of Mitchell-Innes & Nash, New York). The installation is situated in the Museum's dramatic open-air space offering unparalleled views of Central Park and the New York City skyline.

[Image: Anthony Caro (British, b. 1924). "Odalisque" (1984) installation view, 2011. Steel; 77 in. x 8 ft. 4 in. x 65 in. (195.6 x 254 x 165.1 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of Stephen and Nan Swid, 1984 (1984.328a-d).]

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Schedule

from April 26, 2011 to October 30, 2011

Artist(s)

Anthony Caro

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