Martin Puryear is best known for refined, handmade sculptures primarily made of wood. Puryear’s drawings and prints are less well known but are essential to his studio practice. “Martin Puryear: ...

Martin Puryear’s newest and most complex work, “Lookout,” draws on the ancient method of Nubian vaulting, and the artist’s own history. By Ted Loos Without dedicated funding for conservation, many of ...

Martin Puryear, “Big Bling” (2016), pressure-treated laminated timbers, plywood, fiberglass, and gold leaf, 40 x 10 x 38 ft (all photos by Hrag Vartanian/Hyperallergic) In 1989, after a protracted ...

Accompanying the landmark exhibition by renowned Hudson Valley based artist Martin Puryear (born 1941), who is representing the United States at the 58th Venice Biennale, this book captures a high ...

Martin Puryear is a contemporary African-American artist best known for his large hand-crafted sculptures and intricate prints. Melding abstraction with traditional woodworking, the artist creates ...