Someone asked me recently why I decided to take a geometric approach to my works of art
and grace with which he executes the “visual algorithms” he devises
Over the past two decades
which are formally related to his sculptures but do not evoke them
Untitled Edition:95-118 Someone asked me recently whyb. 1941, New York, NY Joel Shapiro is among the preeminent American sculptors of the 21st century. He began his career as a painter and moved on to making minimalist sculpture. In addition, he creates aquatint, silkscreen, and woodcut prints, which are formally related to his sculptures but do not evoke them. SELECTED PUBLIC COLLECTIONS Los Angeles County Museum of Art, CA Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY