ARTISTS
Corporeal
Corporeal brings together sculptures that explore the figure鈥攚hether whole, fragmented, or implied鈥攖o consider our place in the world, both as individuals and collectively. These selected works from SFMOMA鈥檚 collection rise from the gallery floor to meet visitors at a human scale. Rose B. Simpson鈥檚 duo of totemic forms, They Rose 1 and They Rose A (both 2019), reflect on the relationship between trauma and resilience and build on Simpson鈥檚 multigenerational, matrilineal lineage of Indigenous artists working with clay. Nick Cave鈥檚 Soundsuit (2009) offers an ecstatic costume that obscures a wearer鈥檚 gender, race, and class to subvert biases around identity, while Antony Gormley鈥檚 Quantum Cloud VIII (1999) embodies the invisible energies that radiate from our bodies through a constellation of branching metal. Additional works by Magdalena Abakanowicz, Rebecca Belmore, Petah Coyne, and others flesh out the presentation.
Recommended for you
Corporeal brings together sculptures that explore the figure鈥攚hether whole, fragmented, or implied鈥攖o consider our place in the world, both as individuals and collectively. These selected works from SFMOMA鈥檚 collection rise from the gallery floor to meet visitors at a human scale. Rose B. Simpson鈥檚 duo of totemic forms, They Rose 1 and They Rose A (both 2019), reflect on the relationship between trauma and resilience and build on Simpson鈥檚 multigenerational, matrilineal lineage of Indigenous artists working with clay. Nick Cave鈥檚 Soundsuit (2009) offers an ecstatic costume that obscures a wearer鈥檚 gender, race, and class to subvert biases around identity, while Antony Gormley鈥檚 Quantum Cloud VIII (1999) embodies the invisible energies that radiate from our bodies through a constellation of branching metal. Additional works by Magdalena Abakanowicz, Rebecca Belmore, Petah Coyne, and others flesh out the presentation.
Artists on show
Contact details
Related articles
With FOG Design + Art taking place this week in San Francisco, we're sharing the must-see exhibitions around town you won't want to miss.
What's on nearby
