Quanta of Space
Wallace, Andrew / Heller, Nancy G. / Lassaw, Denise / Sullivan, Marin R.
Remembered as a pioneering and prolific Abstract Expressionist artist of otherworldly sculptures, Ibram Lassaw (1913-2003) is less known for his wearable sculptures. Like his large-scale works, the "Bosom Sculptures, " with their innovative use of alloys, were inspired by Lassaw's readings on such varied topics as Zen Buddhism, cosmology, and quantum physics. Lassaw's welded and braised necklaces, though simple in design, remind us of everythi...