Caro built a world where steel becomes open volume — planes lifted from the ground, forming linear constellations.
His sculptures clarify structure through weightless construction.
Caro built a world where steel becomes open volume — planes lifted from the ground, forming linear constellations.
His sculptures clarify structure through weightless construction.
Sculpture is typically understood as a bounded object, defined by mass, enclosure, and separation from surrounding space. In Anthony Caro’s work, structure is produced through openness rather than containment. Elements are raised, aligned, and connected so that space passes through the work instead of being displaced by it.
Parts relate laterally rather than hierarchically. Weight is present, but mass is distributed across joints, spans, and intervals, preventing any single volume from stabilizing the form.
Structure does not resolve as an object. It holds through relation — through how components register proximity, suspension, and alignment within open space.
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