MARK MANDERS: SEPTEMBER ROOM (ROOM WITH TWO RECLINING FIGURES AND COMPOSITION WITH LONG VERTICALS): MINNEAPOLIS SCULPTURE GARDEN, WALKER ART CENTER

Mark Manders combines human figures and architectural elements to evoke the past and present, the familiar and unfamiliar. Three monumental heads recall classical Greek sculpture, yet seem to be trapped between boards or beams. With their delicately textured surfaces, these pieces at first appear to be modeled in wood or wet clay, but are actually cast in metal. The title September Room suggests a living space, which Manders also hints at by including more domestic items, such as a trio of chairs and a record player. Visitors are invited to take a seat to experience the sculpture and become, for a brief time, a part of the artist’s imagined room.