Orly Genger (born 1979, New York, NY) is a contemporary American sculptor. She currently lives and works in New York. Genger received a Postbaccalaureate degree from the Art Institute of Chicago in 2002 and graduated from Brown University with a BA in 2001. [1]
Known for her large scale installations,
[2] Genger most commonly uses discarded rope to painstakingly hand knot monumental sculpture.
[3] She describes the process as physically challenging and an important part of making her work.
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Genger's largest installation to date Red, Yellow and Blue was installed in Madison Square Park in New York City in May 2013. [5] Other large scale work has been exhibited at Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art [6] and the Indianapolis Museum of Art. [7]
In 2012, Genger began working in casting aluminum and bronze pieces. The works are more intimate in size. [8] The cast sculptures reference both of her large scale rope pieces as well as her very detailed drawings and collages of superhero limbs. [9]
Genger's work can be found in many private and public collections including MoMA, The Whitney Museum of American Art, Hood Museum of Art, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Indianapolis Museum of Art, Yale University Art Gallery, Hammer Museum of Contemporary Art and SFMoMA among others.
Orly Genger (born 1979, New York, NY) is a contemporary American sculptor. She currently lives and works in New York. Genger received a Postbaccalaureate degree from the Art Institute of Chicago in 2002 and graduated from Brown University with a BA in 2001. [1]
Known for her large scale installations,
[2] Genger most commonly uses discarded rope to painstakingly hand knot monumental sculpture.
[3] She describes the process as physically challenging and an important part of making her work.
[4]
Genger's largest installation to date Red, Yellow and Blue was installed in Madison Square Park in New York City in May 2013. [5] Other large scale work has been exhibited at Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art [6] and the Indianapolis Museum of Art. [7]
In 2012, Genger began working in casting aluminum and bronze pieces. The works are more intimate in size. [8] The cast sculptures reference both of her large scale rope pieces as well as her very detailed drawings and collages of superhero limbs. [9]
Genger's work can be found in many private and public collections including MoMA, The Whitney Museum of American Art, Hood Museum of Art, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Indianapolis Museum of Art, Yale University Art Gallery, Hammer Museum of Contemporary Art and SFMoMA among others.