In spring 2009, Dumbarton Oaks inaugurated an occasional series
of contemporary art installations intended to provide unexpected
experiences and fresh interpretations of its gardens and
collections. The first artist selected was the American sculptor
Charles Simonds, who is well known for clay sculptures that
document the wanderings of a fantastical civilization of Little
People whose landscapes, architectures, and rituals have been
imagined by the artist since the early 1970s. The outcome was a
project that spanned the whole institution. A wide range of his
current sculptures--some architectural, some figural, and some
evocative of landscape, most preexisting but one made especially
for the exhibition--was installed between May and October 2009 in
various spaces at Dumbarton Oaks.
"Landscape Body Dwelling" documents and reflects on the
installation. Essays by Ann Reynolds and Germano Celant situate it
within the broader context of Simond's artistic career, while
essays by John Beardsley and Joanne Pillsbury detail the often
surprising connections between the exhibited works, the garden
elements, and the permanent collections at Dumbarton Oaks. Richly
illustrated with photographs of the installation, this volume
demonstrates how contemporary culture connects us with the past,
reinvigorating historical tropes while enlivening the institutions
that continue to speak them.
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