Seymour Lipton
American, b. 1903, New York, New York; d. 1986, New York, New York
Seymour Lipton
Seymour Lipton’s sculptures made of welded metal and rough textures paralleled the gestural artwork of Abstract Expressionism; however, his work occasionally diverted from abstraction to reference Surrealist influences using manmade and natural objects. The Empty Room explores the tension between the interior and exterior. The work’s hollow interior acts as both a dark hole and a source of growth as the sculpture unfolds from within the center, and the use of a hammer as the exterior nickel-copper creates an aggressive finish.
The Empty Room
Title: The Empty Room
Date: 1964
Medium: nickel-silver on nickel-copper
Dimensions: 77 x 32 x 35 inches
Accession Number: P67.1.5
Location: Agency Building 2
Empire State Plaza Art Collection
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