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Article: Gallery chronicle. (Art).
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- New Criterion
- Article date:
- June 1, 2003
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Summertime means sculpture time, and what better place to start than with the sculpture of Joel Shapiro. With each passing year, and with each successful show, this artist edges towards greatness. The last time I saw Shapiro it was his colorful stick-figure bronzes dancing in the summer sun on the roof garden at the Metropolitan Museum. That was 2001. Now inside the (glorious) exhibition space at PaceWildenstein in Chelsea, Shapiro's latest work looks more confident, at ease, and--simply put--better than ever. (1)
Shapiro is one of those rare artists on the contemporary scene: he can navigate the current art market and find both formal and professional success. ...