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Artist/Maker
Alyson Shotz
(American, born 1964)
Fabricator
SITU Fabrication
Date2014
MediumWelded mill-finish aluminum
DimensionsOverall: 8ft. 5 1/4 in. × 54 3/4 in. × 51 1/4 in. (2m 57.2 cm × 139.1 cm × 130.2 cm)
Credit LineCommission. William G. Roehrick '34 Art Acquisition and Preservation Fund
Object number2014.5
On view
DescriptionThe title of this work refers to the algebraic term for two loops that meet at a central point. The sculpture is a composite of ellipses that stack and intersect at forty-degree angles, resulting in a Möbius striplike form, which is cyclical and never-ending. Related to Shotz’s work Three Fold, a permanent commission created for Stanford University’s School of Medicine in Palo Alto, California, in 2013, Lemniscate is based on similar fundamental forms twisted and folded in various ways. The work is suspended from the ceiling and hovers in space, with sightlines through the work at every angle. Shotz cites the rings of Saturn as an influence and adds, “I am interested in this shape because it references the concept of a continuum—a shape without boundaries or simple definition.” Lemniscate was commissioned by the Wellin Museum of Art for its permanent collection.
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Exhibition History
2014
Clinton, NY (Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art, Hamilton College). "Alyson Shotz: Force of Nature," October 11, 2014 - April 5, 2015 (brochure).
https://www.hamilton.edu/wellin/exhibitions/detail/alyson-shotz-1
Clinton, NY (Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art, Hamilton College). "Alyson Shotz: Force of Nature," October 11, 2014 - April 5, 2015 (brochure).
https://www.hamilton.edu/wellin/exhibitions/detail/alyson-shotz-1
Provenance
2014: Hamilton College (Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art), by commission from the artist.
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