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“That’s my vocabulary. I’ve already gone through this period, that period, but at one time you become free. That’s when you really can do… you can come back and really, with authority, go into other depths. Because you’re aware. ” — Louise Nevelson
In the late 1970s, Louise Nevelson was very busy. In the film Nevelson in Process, from 1977, we see Nevelson at work in her home, at metal shops, and in foundries, as she works on large-scale public works, the Nevelson Chapel, an exhibition at the Neuberger Museum, and gallery exhibition. The film comes courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art which is bringing out select works from its moving-image archives as part of the ongoing celebration of its 150th anniversary.
From the Met:
The artist Louise Nevelson (1899–1988) was known for her elaborate and monumental sculptures made of found materials such as discarded wood and scrap metal. She was in her forties before she sold a work to anyone other than a fellow artist, and in her sixties before the press conceded her stature as one of America’s foremost sculptors. This film offers a window into Nevelson’s creative process, and presents an intimate portrait of the artist at work.
