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History looms large in succinct and powerful sculptures by Martin Puryear at Matthew Marks Gallery<\/a> that include a huge civil war cap with a cannon hidden inside and a classical fluted column supporting a stylized shackle \u2013 a monument to Sally Hemings.\u00a0 Here, a precariously situated wagon reimagines the vehicles the Boers used to move into South Africa\u2019s interior in the 19th<\/sup> century.\u00a0 Titled \u2018New Voortrekker,\u2019 after the term the Boers used for themselves, the sculpture\u2019s wagon features a spiral staircase with a mirror at its base, as if to offer ascending\/descending settlers a different view of themselves.\u00a0 (On view in Chelsea through Dec 19th<\/sup>. Masks, social distancing and appointments are required).<\/p>\n

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Martin Puryear, New Voortrekker, ash, American cypress, maple, mirror, 2018.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

History looms large in succinct and powerful sculptures by Martin Puryear at Matthew Marks Gallery that include a huge civil war cap with a cannon hidden inside and a classical fluted column supporting a stylized shackle \u2013 a monument to Sally Hemings.\u00a0 Here, a precariously situated wagon reimagines the vehicles the Boers used to move … <\/p>\n

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