{"id":9118,"date":"2021-01-30T18:00:45","date_gmt":"2021-01-30T23:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/?p=9118"},"modified":"2025-02-11T17:38:14","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T22:38:14","slug":"tara-donovan-at-pace-gallery-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/2021\/01\/30\/tara-donovan-at-pace-gallery-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Tara Donovan, Sphere at Pace Gallery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Masses of everyday objects (pencils, cups, index cards) transform into wondrous landscapes, creatures and more in Tara Donovan\u2019s labor-intensive sculptural practice, but her latest show at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pacegallery.com\/exhibitions\/tara-donovan-intermediaries\/\">Pace Gallery<\/a> elicits awe at purely abstract forms.\u00a0 Black drinking straws by the thousands create subtle patterned surfaces in the main gallery while manipulated wire screens dipped in ink demonstrate the endless possibilities of transformation on a grid.\u00a0 The show\u2019s centerpiece is the most interactive, causing visitors to circle around a sphere composed of slim plastic cylinders in an attempt to reconcile how light can make hard plastic appear soft and fuzzy.\u00a0 (On view at Pace Gallery through March 6<sup>th<\/sup>).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9119\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9119\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/2021\/01\/30\/tara-donovan-at-pace-gallery-3\/tara_donovan-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9119\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9119\" src=\"https:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/tara_donovan.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/tara_donovan.jpg 1879w, https:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/tara_donovan-150x140.jpg 150w, https:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/tara_donovan-430x400.jpg 430w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9119\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tara Donovan, Sphere, PETG, 6\u2019 x 6\u2019 x 6\u2019, 2020.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Masses of everyday objects (pencils, cups, index cards) transform into wondrous landscapes, creatures and more in Tara Donovan\u2019s labor-intensive sculptural practice, but her latest show at Pace Gallery elicits awe at purely abstract forms.\u00a0 Black drinking straws by the thousands create subtle patterned surfaces in the main gallery while manipulated wire screens dipped in ink &hellip; 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