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James Cohan Gallery<\/a>\u2019s austere, white cube front room hosts two equally minimal sculptural forms by Brazilian artist Alexandre da Cunha that allude poetically to labor and the human body.\u00a0 Two precast concrete manholes nestle together, aligning their openings to provide a passage through both forms and pointing to their function as portals for workers.\u00a0 On the wall nearby, a circular form made of shovel handles and backed with colorful fabrics from t-shirts, a cleaning cloth, a bed sheet, a tea towel, a hand towel, a sarong and more again points to the bodies and domestic routines of the individuals wielding shovels in their work life.\u00a0 Industrial or personal in scale, heavy or light, each set of found materials finds beauty in the built environment and its making. (On view through Dec 21st<\/sup>).<\/p>\n

Alexandre da Cunha, (right) Public Sculpture (Touch I), precast concrete, 86 x 86 x 30 in, 2024 and (left) Vitral (Rosetta), shovel handles, t-shirts, cleaning cloth, bed sheet, tea towel, hand towel, sarong, fabric cut outs, 80 \u00be x 80 \u00be x 2 3\/8 inches, 2024.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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James Cohan Gallery\u2019s austere, white cube front room hosts two equally minimal sculptural forms by Brazilian artist Alexandre da Cunha that allude poetically to labor and the human body.\u00a0 Two precast concrete manholes nestle together, aligning their openings to provide a passage through both forms and pointing to their function as portals for workers.\u00a0 On … <\/p>\n

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