Albert Paley

The monumental site-specific metal assemblages Albert Paley has created over the past three decades place him not only in the forefront of contemporary sculpture, but also in the vanguard of artists working in the new, genre-defying area that has been called “Archisculpture”. His inclusion in this group is due to his skill in merging boundaries between the two disciplines, and his innovative experiments with environmental and formal considerations. This richly illustrated monograph presents the full spectrum of Albert Paley’s work. Paley goes beyond creating sculptures that stand as isolated works
of art. His sculptures enhance the spaces in which they are placed and, in return, are enhanced by those spaces. He has established himself as an artist who is constantly pushing boundaries, questioning old categories and redefining himself in his own distinctive idiom, at once visionary and persuasively tangible. Noted art historian Donald Kuspit discusses Paley’s development as an artist, his virtuosity as a monumental sculptor and his diverse and significant achievements.

Albert Paley is Professor and holds the Charlotte Fredericks Mowris Endowed Chair at Rochester Institute of Technology. He is the 1995 recipient of the coveted Institute Honors Award from the American Institute of Architects and has been heralded for his inventive approach to form development and metal technique. He has received numerous corporate and civic commissions, and his sculptures are featured in such institutions as the Metropolitan Museum
of Art in New York, Victoria and Albert Museum in London, Smithsonian’s National Museum of American Art in Washington, Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Boston Museum of Fine Arts, and the Houston Museum of Fine Arts.