Allyson Vieira at Laurel Gitlen

Both Rubenesque and strong, caryatid-like females by New York sculptor Allyson Vieira update classical Greek architectural tradition by hoisting steel I-beams instead of plain lintels, suggesting that today’s new glass and steel structures will one day find themselves ancient. (At Laurel Gitlen on the Lower East Side through March 24th).  

Allyson Vieira, Weight Bearing III, drywall, screws, steel, 2012.