The experience of De Bruyckere’s work is not unlike confronting monumental works of Minimalism, such as Richard Serra’s leaning or torqued sculptures, which create a sense of unease and endangerment within the gallery space.
Berlinde de Bruyckere
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Berlinde De Bruyckere’s Beloved Corpses
Berlinde De Bruyckere’s work is often unsettling.
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Reconsidering Germaine Richier’s Spectral Sculpture
Among France’s postwar female sculptors, Germaine Richier, and her haunting figuration, is today perhaps the most under-appreciated. This has now been partially corrected thanks to the efforts of Dominique Lévy and Galerie Perrotin, two galleries that have joined forces to present a wide-ranging exhibition of the artist’s work.
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Anointing Art’s Female Popes
AVIGNON, France — The exhibition Les Papesses, curated by Collection Lambert Director Éric Mézil, anoints five female popes — popesses, if you will — of modern and contemporary art: Camille Claudel, Louise Bourgeois, Kiki Smith, Jana Sterbak, and Berlinde de Bruyckere. And it does a fantastic job of turning visitors into believers.