At Magnan Metz Gallery, Ewerdt Hilgemann is showing in a solo presentation
‘The Family of Cubes’, a new installation of various imploded cubes, the largest of which a 40 inch piece in high polished stainless steel, accompanied by a stream of different sizes and materials varying from 10 to 16 inch scattered over the space.

Ewerdt Hilgemann (1938) was born in Witten, Germany and moved to the Netherlands in 1970. He began his career with wall pieces made out of wood in the style of the Zero movement. Over time he developed into a conceptual artist using stone and metal for his sculptures. Since 1984 he applies the method of vacuuming, in which he extracts the air from the interior of geometrical forms of his own design, either by a pump or by waterflow, causing the material to deform according to natural, physical laws. In this manner his work achieves a less formal and expressive quality.

To the artist the resulting sculptures become ‘creatures’ and often these abstract pieces get a name from his association with them after the process of creation, such as recently: ‘Habakuk (Homage to Max Ernst)’, which was on show at Park Avenue New York City this summer and will be shown at Mana Contemporary, Jersey City next. (more info @ www.magnanmetz.com & http://nyc.hilgemann.nl & www.hilgemann.nl)