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February 5 through March 27, 2004, Hackett-Freedman Gallery offers an exceptional survey of twentieth-century sculpture. Curated by Director Michael Hackett, the exhibition, “Small-Scale Sculpture: Movement and Form,” brings together a remarkable assemblage of three-dimensional works that have been created over the past century.

Works by twentieth-century masters such as Alexander Archipenko, Arman, Alexander Calder, Diego Giacometti, Chaim Gross, Sargent Johnson, Gaston Lachaise, Roberto Matta, Henry Moore, Elie Nadelman, Louise Nevelson, Beverly Pepper, Auguste Rodin, George Segal, John Storrs, and Frank Stella appear alongside sculptures by leading contemporary artists such as Deborah Butterfield, Charles Ginnever, Alex Katz, Manuel Neri, George Rickey, Bruno Romeda, Robert Schwartz, Jonathan Shahn, Joel Shapiro, Richard Shaw, and Richard Stankiewicz.

The sculptures on display aim to debunk an often commonly held notion that “bigger is better” when it comes to sculpture. They show that by working in a smaller scale, artists who traditionally produce monumental works can achieve quite different, sometimes startling results.

And for the viewer, the experience of looking at these works becomes much more intimate. Taken as a whole, the group of works on display dispels any notion that sculpture needs to be monumental to be serious; taken individually, each piece demonstrates the power and intimacy inherent in these scaled-down forms.

The ability to experience these pieces, many of which are to human scale or smaller, generates an exciting dynamism between viewer and object that is unique to each individual.

As interest in sculpture continues to rise, with both collectors and curators reassessing its impact and importance within modern art, this exhibition provides an opportunity for both cognoscenti and casual art lovers to reassess their relationship with sculpture on a more personal level.