May 18, 2009
Reused materials are of great interest and impact these days. Four sculptures by Chakaia Booker in the garden at the Katonah Museum of Art provide the most stimulating experience of outdoor art in Westchester right now. Not only does Ms. Booker, 56, possess a natural eye for expressive forms, but her materials — cast-off rubber tires from cars, trucks and tractors — are manipulated with such zeal as to suggest a vivid essay on how to make art from unorthodox materials. (via Art Review - Katonah Museum Displays Chakaia Booker Sculptures Made From Carved-Up Tires - NYTimes.com)

Reused materials are of great interest and impact these days.

Four sculptures by Chakaia Booker in the garden at the Katonah Museum of Art provide the most stimulating experience of outdoor art in Westchester right now. Not only does Ms. Booker, 56, possess a natural eye for expressive forms, but her materials — cast-off rubber tires from cars, trucks and tractors — are manipulated with such zeal as to suggest a vivid essay on how to make art from unorthodox materials.

(via Art Review - Katonah Museum Displays Chakaia Booker Sculptures Made From Carved-Up Tires - NYTimes.com)

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