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Menashe Kadishman — Suspended
Menashe Kadishman — Suspended
Menashe Kadishman — Suspended
Menashe Kadishman

Suspended

1977

A monumental outdoor sculpture by celebrated Israeli artist Menashe Kadishman (1932–2015), 'Suspended' (1977) consists of two massive weathering steel rectangular volumes dramatically balanced against one another, one tilted at a sharp diagonal while the other stands upright. The work exemplifies Kadishman's lifelong engagement with mass, gravity, and the tension between stasis and movement, seemingly defying the enormous weight of the Cor-Ten steel. The sculpture's rich, oxidized rust patina integrates naturally into its landscape setting, shifting in color and texture with the seasons and weather. A significant work from a pivotal period in Kadishman's career, it was gifted to its current institution by prominent collectors Muriel and Philip I. Berman of Allentown, PA.

Medium
Weathering steel
Dimensions

Notes

Placard reference number: 113. A second red sculpture is visible in the background of the photos, indicating placement within a larger sculpture park landscape. Human figure in one photo provides scale reference, suggesting the work stands several meters tall.

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Menashe Kadishman, Suspended, 1977

A monumental outdoor sculpture by celebrated Israeli artist Menashe Kadishman (1932–2015), 'Suspended' (1977) consists of two massive weathering steel rectangular volumes dramatically balanced against one another, one tilted at a sharp diagonal while the other stands upright. The work exemplifies Kadishman's lifelong engagement with mass, gravity, and the tension between stasis and movement, seemingly defying the enormous weight of the Cor-Ten steel. The sculpture's rich, oxidized rust patina integrates naturally into its landscape setting, shifting in color and texture with the seasons and weather. A significant work from a pivotal period in Kadishman's career, it was gifted to its current institution by prominent collectors Muriel and Philip I. Berman of Allentown, PA.

Medium
Weathering steel
Dimensions
429.26 x 734.0600000000001 cm
Year
1977
Seen at
Storm King Art Center, New Windsor, New York, United States

Related themes

20th-Century Art, Steel, Monumental, Sculpture, Geometric Abstraction, Abstract, Minimalism, Outdoor Sculpture

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