ARCHITECTURAL SCULPTURE
Coined by the American architect Louis Sullivan the term, "form follows function" is a principle associated with modern architecture and design
in the 20th century. This principle dictates that the shape of a building or object should be based upon its intended function.
Works of architectural sculpture toy with this premise, often following suit, in other cases turning this principle on its head. By "architectural sculpture" I mean the hybrid area of "architecture and not architecture" (or "axiomatic structures" as described by Rosalind Krauss in Sculpture in the Expanded Field, 1979). To put it another way, the hybrid of architecture and art object. This genre resists categorization in its crossing of disciplines.
Artists working within this area tend to place great import on the implied figure in space (or potential human occupant of the space). Ideas addressing urban housing, social issues, and utopian possibilities are prevalent.
Selected Artists: Alice Aycock, Diller and Scafidio (Blur Building 2002), Elmgreen and Dragset, Zaha Hadid, Anish Kapoor, Per Kirkeby, Mary Miss, Lucy Orta, Michael Rakowitz, Monica Sosnowska, James Turrell, Krzysztof Wodizcko, Andrea Zittel
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| Elmgreen and Dragset, Prada Marfa, permanently installed sculpture located 1.4 miles northwest of
Valentine, Texas, and about 37 miles northwest of the city of Marfa. Inaugurated in 2005. |
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| Andrea Zittel, A-Z Management and Maintenance Unit, Model: 003, 1992 |
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| Andrea Zittel, A-Z Escape Vehicles, 1996 |
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| Andrea Zittel, A-Z Cellular Compartment Units, 2001 |
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| Krzysztof Wodizcko, Homeless Vehicle 3, 1988 |
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| Michael Rakowitz, paraSITE |
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| Monica Sosnowska, Entrance, 2003 |
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