Josiah McElheny

American(1966)

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Works

McElheny creates conceptual glass sculptures and installations exploring modernism, cosmology, and the history of glass itself. His Island Universe series references Big Bang theories through mirrored vitrines containing glass forms, while other works recreate historical modernist objects. He exhibits in contemporary art contexts at venues like the Whitney Museum and ICA Boston.

Male Artist Conceptual Art Contemporary Artist American Artist Renaissance Influence Historical Reference Reflective Materials Glasswork Cultural Commentary Geometric Forms Archival Aesthetic Sculpture

Landscape Model for Total Reflective Abstraction (III)

The Development of Social Critique (The Designs of Jacopo Ligozzi)

Historical Renaissance, Mirrored and Reflected (Decorated)

2003

Artists in conversation