American artist’s sculpture to soar in front of consulate
in China
The New York-based Joel Shapiro has been commission to
create a bird-like work for Guangzhou
By Eric Magnuson. Web only
Published online: 26 June 2012
A 22-foot-tall bird-like sculpture is due to land in front
of the new US Consulate building in Guangzhou ,
China Long Island City
studio, was commissioned to create the bright blue piece in 2009 by the United States ’ Foundation for Art and
Preservation in Embassies (FAPE), which is dedicated to improving the country’s
image abroad through US
Commenting on the sculpture’s airy, freewheeling
appearance, Shapiro tells The Art Newspaper, “Perhaps the work is about
overcoming the pervasive effect of gravity in the organisation of form. That’s
something I’ve struggled with for years. This sculpture is really free and not
constructed from or dependent upon the ground.” It is Shapiro’s second piece
for FAPE. His first work for the foundation, Conjunction, 1999, stands outside
of the US Embassy in Ottawa ,
Canada Guangzhou
Artists participating in FAPE’s program are chosen by a
volunteer advisory committee chaired by Robert Storr, dean of the Yale School
of Art. FAPE has placed the work of more than 200 US
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