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Barry Le Va, Whose Art Defied Boundaries, Dies at 79

February 22, 2021 by sergneri Leave a Comment

I had never heard of Mr. Le Va until his obituary in the New York Times today, February 22, 2021. Extolling horizontality, he made sculptures from felt, flour, glass sheets and even meat cleavers. Elsewhere, in a performance piece, his body was a sprinting projectile.

Posted in: Faits Divers, Obituaries, Thinking about Tagged: ball bearings, chalk, Dia, felt, flour, flux, Fluxus, iron oxide, mineral oil, Ohio State University, paper towels, performance, performance art, Post-Minimalist, sculptor, wood dowels

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