Since her first exhibitions in the late 1990s, the New-York based artist Sarah Sze has developed a distinctive sculptural language that challenges the static nature of sculpture and immerses audiences in complex, dynamic environments.
Sze studied architecture, began working as an artist by making paintings, and then developed a sculptural practice that brings together fragile structures, found objects and video footage into large-scale installations. Her extraordinary sprawling installation Triple Point was first exhibited at the 2013 Venice Biennale, where Sze represented the United States.
In recent years, the proliferation of images, still and moving, in everyday life has become a significant part of a series of new installations, which Sze refers to as Timekeepers. These sculptures have been exhibited at museums and galleries around the world, including Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal; Copenhagen Contemporary, Denmark; Haus Der Kunst, Munich; Fondation Cartier, Paris; Museum of Contemporary Art, Toronto.
Sze has also created substantial permanent works for La Guardia Airport, New York, the city's Second Avenue Subway Station and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Fallen Sky, a permanent site-specific sculpture, opened at Storm King Art Center in New York State in 2021. Time Lapse, a new exhibition of Sze’s work opens at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York on March 31, 2023.